(this show couldn’t have any other title but) IVONE!
Artist residency
June 1st to 8th, 2022
Lafões Cult Lab (Vouzela)
An artist residency hosted by Binaural Nodar in partnership with the Professional School of Vouzela and the Municipality of Vouzela
Staging, choreography, text and dramaturgy: Rui Catalão
Performers: Natacha Campos, Joãozinho da Costa, Rolaisa Embaló and Luís Mucauro
Interviews: Madiu Furtado
Costumes: Carlota Lagido
Light Design: João Chicó
Production: Irreal
Support to the artist residency: Binaural – Cultural Association de Nodar
Co-production: Municipality of Moita/Artistic Residency Center for Artistic Experimentation;
Support: Portuguese Republic – Culture | DGARTES – Directorate-General for the Arts
Photography: © Alípio Padilha
Choreography of gazes directed by a mobile phone screen, a burlesque odyssey of an African family life on the European continent, IVONE! is a first-person account of the feeling of abandonment and dependence that guided the development of a Cape Verdean girl.
The character of Ivone (whose stories were collected by Guinean journalist Madiu Furtado) share a similar way of life with the interpreters of the play: the incredible adventure of the African diaspora.
IVONE! is also a theater-dance group, based in Vale da Amoreira, and comprised of four performers who, in the last four years, have participated in different pieces by Rui Catalão. They are: Natacha Campos, Rolaisa Embaló, Joãozinho da Costa and Luís Mucauro.