We live in permanent risk. By the simple essence of being alive, we already know it. But on a planet undergoing accentuated environmental change, with profound alterations to the Earth System, this risk is permanently present.

What to eat? What to wear? What to feel? What technologies to use or not to use? How not to consume? Which real possibilities of choice do I have?

ECO is a monologue, a reflection of internal dialogues, that mixes research, desires and beliefs. Through five ECOs we explore five different languages, in an eternal search for the right language, combining the physical body of the actor, present there, with the projected image of the screen, which persists, in a real-virtual dialogue.

Text and creation: Sofia Santana;

Performer: Laura Frederico;

Video design: Nuno Barroca;

Lighting design: Jorge Gomes Ribeiro;

Sound design: Aboo Gani;

Production: Joana Canela;

Communication manager: Ana Caldeira;

Illustration and design: Joana Soares

Support:  República Portuguesa – Cultura; DGARTES – Direção-Geral das Artes; Câmara Municipal de Lisboa; Polo Cultural das Gaivotas; Mala Voadora; Pousio; Ajidanha

SOFIA SANTANA

Researcher, creator and actress, with a heterogeneous background. She studied theatre and her path has been crossing with other areas. Master in Theatre by ESTC in Performing Arts, in the theme of ecotheatre, she also studied Journalism (ESCS) and Philosophy (FLUL). This intersection of scientific approaches has contributed to the combination of a creative voice that is simultaneously factual and concrete, philosophical and poetic, with a predominant interest in ecological and identity issues.