PASSAGES is an itinerant poetic intervention that takes place in urban spaces such as sidewalks, alleys, parks, squares and communal areas.
It is a stroll through the poetic universe of Hilda Hilst's work, which offers spectators an encounter stamped by lyricism and humor. Poems, fragments of tales and soap operas are shared with the spectator, who sometimes follows the actresses, sometimes watches the scenes, and sometimes becomes a part of it.
The intervention invests in the experience of presence as an event and in the urban landscape interference that proposes a delicate encounter between art and daily life.

O espetáculo circulou por diversas cidades e estados brasileiros (SESCs, Sesis, Festivais e Proac Editais), além de apresentações realizadas em Évora/Portugal (através do programa de Internacionalização do extinto MINC).

SYNOPSIS

PASSAGES is an itinerant poetic intervention that takes place in urban spaces such as sidewalks, alleys, parks, squares and communal areas.
It is a stroll through the poetic universe of Hilda Hilst's work, which offers spectators an encounter stamped by lyricism and humor. Poems, fragments of tales and soap operas are shared with the spectator, who sometimes follows the actresses, sometimes watches the scenes, and sometimes becomes a part of it.
The path is defined according to the specifics of the place where it is being presented. A few stops where the encounters occur are previously established. These encounters are divided into 3 stages: compositions of body and space (the actresses create images together with the space); poems close to the ear (poems are whisperedin a one-to-one relation to the spectator); and in the third stage the theatrical space is settled with the text of "The Obscene Lady D”.
The intervention invests in the experience of presence as an event and in the urban landscape interference that proposes a delicate encounter between art and daily life.

Cast: Alice Possani, Erika Cunha and Quesia Botelho

Musician: Érico Damineli

Direction: Moacir Ferraz

Costume Design: Anna Kühl and Isabel Graciano

Produção: Matula Teatro

Partnership: Hilda Hilst Institute

Length: 60 minutes, spread across stations or takes.

Age Rating: 14 years old

Who was Hilda Hilst?

Hilda Hilst (Jaú, April 21st, 1930 — Campinas, February 4th, 2004) was a Brazilian novelist, chronicler, playwright and poet, considered by the specialized critics as one of the biggest Portuguese language writers of the 20th century, who reported the fragile and surprising human condition in her work, merging sacred and profane, real and imaginary.
In 1965 she moved to Campinas, starting up a type of creative haven, which she called CASA DO SOL (‘Sun’s house’ in Portuguese). There, Hilda dedicated herself exclusively to her literary work, producing more than 80% of her work. Nowadays, Casa do Sol is known for hosting an archive of her memory as well as the the Hilda Hilst Institute.
She was honoured as an author at FLIP 2018 (International Literary Festival of Paraty, Rio de Janeiro) and was granted awards such as Jabuti, APCA (Associação Paulista dos Críticos de Artes – Art Critics Association of São Paulo State), Pen Clube São Paulo and Cassiano Ricardo. Her work has been translated to English, French, Spanish, Basque, German, Italian, Norwegian and Japanese, and she is considered to be one of the biggest Brazilian female authors of the 20th Century.