We are for love. We love passion. We try to live an ardent romance with somebody who loves me.

Yes, it’s true, all my life I’ve been waiting for you to bring a fairy tale my way Been living in a fantasy without meaning. Should I? But from where does this irrational fantasy come from anyway? It’s not okay I don’t feel safe, I don’t feel safe!

Regarding the project “Esa Cosa Llamada Amor 10 anos depois”, Plataforma285 invites the anthropologist and researcher Patrícia Azevedo da Silva to create and moderate a talk about love and about the builders of our idea of romance.

Patrícia Azevedo da Silva

São Jorge de Arroios, in 1977, in what is, without a doubt, the most
punk year of the 20th century (fire serpent).

Anthropologist, she works on the gift and the idea of reciprocity from the perspective of love – her doctoral thesis, “Bread is Love Between Strangers”, to finish, addresses the idea of food as language & affection, based on the work of field held in São Paulo. In her master’s thesis, “Beyond prejudice”, she crossed the themes of gender, colonialism and performance with the analysis of the narratives of Brazilian women living in Lisbon. She worked in almost every film production company in Lisbon and it was there that she discovered the importance of repetition. Through collaboration with structures from other areas, she gained new relationships with other theater ideas and, currently, is trying to do the same with dance and the visual arts. She grew up in Queluz, Monte Abraão, and the idea of periphery and suburbs is present in everything she does, through her marginality and the enchanted way she appreciates small squares. She writes and translates, meaning words are her jam. She is an activist and mother of two (she feels like many).

Plataforma285

A Plataforma285 is a multidisciplinary art collective, formed in 2011, devoted to create original theatre works. Working in a collaborative creation environment, the company has developed 15 theatre creations. Their work is distinguished by original writing and it’s non-theatrical productions, always searching for fresh creative languages. The actors use their personal world to create realities, without using characters. Plataforma285 works with an expansive group of creative collaborators.