A Physical Theater Company based in Lisbon, founded by Joana Pupo, Pepa Macua, and Catarina Sobral. Its mission is to create artistic proposals through the exchange of experiences and languages. It collaborates with artists of various nationalities and has a strong international commitment.
The creation and distribution of its works are part of a process based on the research-creation-education triad. Each project is seen as a way to interrogate the world and generate new encounters.
History
In 2020/21, they conduct their research on the experience of rooting and migration, for the production of THE GRAVITY OF A BIRD, with Joana Pupo e Pepa Macua, premiered at Teatro da Cerca de São Bernardo.
In 2021/22, the company develops EVERY BRILLIANT THING, with Joana Pupo and Jaime Mears, a theatrical project that aims to establish a bridge between art and mental health, with a special focus on adolescence;
In 2022/23, the company creates ESSAY FOR DISORDER, with Pepa Macua and Juan Fresina Scotto, a work focused on the second law of thermodynamics, with the specific languages of physical theater and contemporary circus, at the intersection of science.
In 2024/25, in collaboration with Baileia, we created and presented CURUPIRA TERNURA SELVAGEM, a bilingual play in Portuguese and Portuguese Sign Language, which investigates the universal issue of the forest and our connection to it, based on the scenic languages of theater, dance and music.
