The regular programme of the Imaginarius Creation Centre (ICC), in Santa Maria da Feira, will be presenting in the month of October three moments subordinated to the same theme: “O Tamanho das Coisas”. Consisting of a writing workshop, a theatrical creation and a show, this trilogy aims to encourage the public to participate in the various creative moments involved in an artistic production.
“O Tamanho das Coisas” is an approach to artistic creation in different formats and perspectives – writing workshop, theatre creation workshop and show – and it will take place between 4 and 12 October at the ICC and the Milheirós de Poiares Cultural Centre. The main objective is to encourage the public to participate in the outcome of the story.
It all begins on a boat trip between mainland Portugal and the Azores. Lost in the vastness of the waters, the central character of the story begins to question his own self-importance.
Thus, on 4 October, at the Imaginarius Creation Centre, between 6:00 pm and 10:30 pm, professionals, students or those interested in performing arts and literature will begin, in a writing workshop, a journey behind the scenes of theatrical creation, as they are invited to write the ending of the play “O Tamanho das Coisas”. The play has already had 20 different endings, the result of the joint work of the audiences of the cities where it has been performed.
Alex Cassal, director, playwright and actor, arrives in Santa Maria da Feira from Brazil. His works explore relationships with others and the unveiling of scenic mechanisms in the creation of meeting spaces. Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Norway, Belgium, Spain, France and Japan are some of the countries where he has presented his creations.
The theatre creation workshop is scheduled for 7, 8 and 9 October, also at the ICC, from 6pm to 9.30pm ,and will be led by Marco Paiva. This workshop aims to design the territory, analyse it, look outside it and return to make it grow.
The show “O Tamanho das Coisas” will take place on 12 October, at the auditorium of the Milheirós de Poiares Cultural Centre, at 9 pm, and is aimed at audiences of all ages. Paulo Azevedo, actor and speaker, seeks in this show to answer the question ‘should I continue?’ By comparing the actor’s body with the overwhelming scale of what surrounds him, he analyses several other questions together with the spectator: can all things measure their importance by their scale of size? Do we see ourselves as giants?
This year’s ICC programme ends on 22 November, with an open rehearsal by LaB InDança, “A Pessoa como Elemento de Criação”, the result of Gabriela Martín Léon’s residency that explores stage creation based on the aesthetic and physical contributions of each person.
The ICC, as a place of creation, continues to involve agents, producers, creators and performers, individuals and collectives, students, professionals and amateurs, from the municipality of Santa Maria da Feira and the world, in different artistic areas, privileging disciplinary intersections.
Registration and programme for Imaginarius Creation Centre are now available HERE.
