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Carminda Soares & Maria R. Soares

Bright Horses

November

2025

Fri
14
Sat
15

Sinopse

Bright Horses is a piece for 6 performers — 3 sets of twin siblings — that uses internal and family dynamics to critically reflect on competition in today's capitalist society. Bringing real-life experience to the stage through its cast, 3 choreographic dialogues are developed between siblings who position themselves in territories of dispute, aggression, mourning, farewell, affection, illustrating the complexity of family relationships as microcosms of wider social dynamics. Using intimacy as a method of resistance, Bright Horses aims to invert the logic of competition in today's society. — Carminda Soares & Maria R. Soares

affection

identity

choreopolitics

kinship

© Sara Corvo

© Sara Corvo

© Sara Corvo

Color photograph of two sisters wrestling on the floor. The photograph captures the sisters' movement with a blur effect.

© Sara Corvo

Info sobre horário e bilhetes

Fri

14.11

19:30

Sat

15.11

19:30

Campo AlegreCafé-Teatro

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Aditional info

  • Price 
    7€
  • Duration 
    55min
  • Age rating 
    6+

Acessibilidades do espetáculo

Accessible to wheelchair users
Accessible to wheelchair users
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Author's bio text

Carminda Soares is a multidisciplinary artist working in the fields of dance, performance and writing. Her work is characterized by a search for new choreographic and textual devices, exploring states of intimacy, resistance and aggression. As a choreographer, she highlights the piece Simulacro (2022) in collaboration with Margarida Montenÿ, her solo project Light On Light (2022) and It's a long yesterday (2021) with Maria R Soares. Alongside her own creations, she has collaborated as a performer with various national and foreign artists.

Maria R. Soares is a performer and dance creator. Her projects explore the intersection between choreography, action and sound, activated by dynamics of conflict, dissonance, intimacy and affection. As a creator, she highlights VOID VOID VOID (2023) with Antonio Marotta, and It's a long yesterday (2021) with Carminda Soares, presented in multiple contexts between Portugal, Spain, Italy and Germany. As a performer, she has been collaborating with various national and international structures and creators since 2018.  

Ficha Técnica

  • Artistic direction and choreography
    Carminda Soares and Maria R. Soares

    Choreographic co-creation
    André Cabral and Gonçalo Cabral, Alena Krutskikh and Alina Krutskikh

    Performed by
    André Cabral, Gonçalo Cabral, Carminda Soares e Maria R. Soares, Alina Krutskikh, Alena Krutskikh

    Original music
    António M. Silva / Sal Grosso

    Lighting
    Joana Mário

    Costumes
    Jordann Santos

    Costumes assistance
    Beatriz Filomeno

    Dramaturgical support
    Lígia Soares

    Artistic consulting
    Catarina Miranda, Rafaela Sahyoun

  • Co-produced by
    Teatro Municipal do Porto, O Espaço do Tempo, A Oficina e Cineteatro Louletano [no âmbito do Projeto CASA], Cine-Teatro São Pedro de Alcanena

    Residency support
    O Espaço do Tempo, Cineteatro Louletano, CRL- Central Elétrica, Instável - Centro Coreográfico, GrETUA, Graner centre de creació de dansa i arts vivest, CAMPUS Paulo Cunha e Silva, Sekoia - Artes Performativas, ESTUFA - Plataforma Cultural / Plataforma 285

    Produced by
    ZAFFRE 

    Executive production
    Rui Macário

    Production support
    Andreia Fraga

    Support
    República Portuguesa - Cultura, Juventude e Desporto / DGARTES - Direção-Geral das Artes

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