MAL DE ULISSES
A theatre project by Rui Catalão with migrant communities
Artist residency
15-19 May 2023 (Lafões Cult Lab, Vouzela)

Binaural Nodar is pleased to announce a new collaboration with Rui Catalão, the hosting and co-production of his new project, entitled “Mal de Ulisses” (“Ulysses’ Angst”), which will have, between May 15th and 19th, a first artist residency with the local migrant community .

Portugal has witnessed in its recent history two poorly studied migratory experiences: those who left the country during the dictatorship and those who arrived in the era of the European Union. A depiction from a Portuguese society in rapid transformation,” Mal de Ulisses” puts into dialogue testimonies of a country that is disappearing and another that is emerging.

Traumatic tales of those who left their countries of origin in search of another future, in MAL DE ULISSES former emigrants and young immigrants tell their story: why they left their family, their way of life, and the adaptation problems they faced.

With distinct creations, adapted to the presentation venues, and casts made up of immigrants or their descendants, MAL DE ULISSES develops in several regions from north to south of Portugal. The work model followed advocates a progressive autonomy of local groups.

Conception, dramaturgy, text and staging: Rui Catalão
Performers: 3 community performers
Costume designer: to be defined in the community
Technical direction: João Chicó
Interviews: Madiu Furtado
Executive Producer: Marta Moreira
Production: Unreal
Co-productions: Teatro Municipal do Porto – Tivoli, Festival Todos (Lisbon), Futurama (Serpa), A Oficina (Guimarães), Binaural Nodar (Vouzela) and Teatro das Figuras (Faro)

Binaural Nodar is an entity supported by the Government of Portugal – Culture | General-Directorate for Arts.