Play a project in the making

PLAY propose an immersive, itinerant and site-specific performance connecting a small dark place with an open public space. It wants to explore the theme of darkness as a source of inspiration and as a place of possibility. It arise from a need to connect with a tactile knowledge and to release an overload of visual information, questioning somewhat,  what we can see. individually and as a plural entity, in this fragmented time we are living.

It’s a journey we are going through and one that wants to last.

Research and project development phases:

First project step at Wall Dialogue Resistance – Creative Europe project final event, Festival Respiro at Sa Manifattura, Cagliari June 2023
First residence and work in progress presentation at ResiDanze di Primavera, june 2024 Teatri di Vita, Bologna.

Project selected for Outdoor Arts Portugal Showcase, online pitch format November 19, 2024
Pitch at the LEME International Festival of Contemporary Circus and Creation for non Conventional Spaces, Ílhavo, December 7, 2024

A site-specific presentation at Quinta do Conde’s Public Library and garden for Sesimbra City Council Cultural Action, Youth, and Performing Arts departement, January 18, 2025
Residency in January at LARGO Residências Lisboa Jardim do Bombarda, open rehearsal April 2025

“The game is this: look for something in the dark that is not there and find it.”

PLAY

Artistic direction, choreography and dance sara marasso
co-creation with Stefano Risso sound and live music and Giulia Cannas / Iro Xyda dance

Set design by Rui Mecha
Creation and workshop assistance Ana Pedro
and with Diogo MM Nunes for the portable black box’s design

A 2025 production by Il Cantiere with the support of Prod. Real/Pelágio, Lisbon Teatri di Vita Bologna, Polo Cultural Gaivotas Lisbon City Council Largo Residências – Jardim de Bombarda, Lisbon