ULISSES EVIL
A creation by Rui Catalão

Dramaturgical workshop
December 09th to 13th, 2024
Castro Daire – Municipal Library

A co-production between Binaural Nodar and Municipal Library of Castro Daire, with the support the school of Castro Daire and Professional School Mariana Seixas (EPMS).

The theatrical research Ulisses Evil, inspired by the Ulysses syndrome, focused on personal testimonies which, in turn, generated monologues involving people from migrant communities.

In Castro Daire, the workshops used the interviews as reading exercises and scenic exploration, with the use of cell phones to support reading and immersion in the characters.

Rui Catalão:

Articulating theatrical concepts and genres such as theater-documentary, theater-journalism, community theater and theater-autobiographical, of which he was a pioneer, crossing text with choreographic movement, and structured improvisation with the fixation of spontaneous gestures, Rui Catalão involves the communities where he intervenes in the creative process, in the production and dissemination of the shows.

Rui Catalão promotes a structuring working model for the community involved: the working group should become progressively autonomous as the project progresses. As an example: since he began working with inhabitants of the African diaspora in the Vale da Amoreira neighborhood in 2015, Rui Catalão has directed seven plays based on the stories of these people and their process of adaptation. In the meantime, the group has become autonomous: Artepólon Associação now produces its own shows, directed by Joãozinho da Costa, and runs the “And now you do it” workshop, designed by Rui Catalão, in local schools.

Technical data:

Conception and direction: Rui Catalão
Technical director: João Chicó
Production Manager: Marta Moreira
Production and Management: Irreal
Co-production: Teatro Rivoli – Teatro Municipal do Porto; Festival Todos – Caminhada de Culturas; Futurama; Fórum Cultural José Manuel Figueiredo/Centro de Experimentação Artística; Teatro A Oficina; Binaural Nodar and Teatro das Figuras
Institutional Support: Portuguese Republic – Culture / Directorate-General for the Arts, GDA Foundation

Audiovisual editing by Ana Margarida Ferreira for Binaural Nodar

Binaural Nodar is a cultural organization supported by the Portuguese Republic – Culture | Directorate-General for the Arts.