| Quinta do Conte, district of Sesimbra, in the south of Lisbon, the library is nestled like a jewel among three large supermarkets. Curious passersby drop in to take a look and catch some warmth, while outside the sun shines—even though the rain will come tomorrow. We set up a very small theater: two spotlights on the open ceiling, some speakers, a mixer, and then we sew and glue the black stage curtains from the Teatro João Mota, to cover the walls and create the darkness, like children building a fort with blankets. A space where we can see each other very close—or not see at all—and observe how the eye adapts and how clearly we see in the dark. How confortably can we dance blindfolded while the space feels so different but fully present. The vision is so clear that we lead the audience, blindfolded and hand in hand, slowly outside, where a tactile, sonic panorama unfolds between the traffic of cars and the garden of a dazed winter afternoon in a suburb that becomes, today, the center of the Play. |
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