(In)famous Brazilian director and stage author Leonardo Moreira uses the well-known story about the man who leaves house and home to wage war and then journeys for another ten years before returning home as his inspiration for this four-and-a-half-hour theatre experience.
In a strong stage-on-stage setting, the audience takes the place of the absent hero, and the actors play the various characters he comes across. The players interweave their personal memories, doubts and dreams with the tales told by the characters of the original poem.
Odisseia is an absolutely convincing presentation of the female point of view in this heroic epic which most intelligently combines new feminism and the #MeToo discussion with the experiences of the female characters.
Odisseia is a rocking road trip through the landscape of modern women in relationship to the hero who may or may not have been toppled from his pedestal. Highly unique, feminist, humorous, activist and first and foremost very current.
Following the play’s recent, highly acclaimed world première at the prestigious Fast Forward Festival in Athens, all the European theatres were queuing up. Fortunately we were right at the front of the queue, and as a result we will be able to present this high-profile play in all Explore cities.
“ What makes this performances so special is the combination of compelling acting and brilliant dramaturgical concepts, finely honed during long and intensive rehearsal sessions.” – De Theaterkrant ****
Genre: Theater
Executives: Cia. Hiato / Leonardo Moreira
Language: Portuguese, English subtitles
Credits:
Directed by
Leonardo Moreira
Written by
Aura Cunha, Aline Filócomo, Fernanda Stefanski, Leonardo Moreira, Luciana Paes, Maria Amélia Farah, Paula Picarelli, Thiago Amaral
Cast
Aline Filócomo, Aura Cunha, Fernanda Stefanski, Luciana Paes, Maria Amélia Farah, Paula Picarelli en Thiago Amara
Co-Direction
Aura Cunha
Assistant Director
Luciana Paes
Dramaturgy
Mariana Delfini
Set & Lighting Design
Marisa Bentivegna
Costume Design
Chris Aizner
Assistant Set Design & Video Operator
Cezar Renzi
Sound and Music by
Miguel Caldas
Audio-visual Director and Graphic Design
Laerte Késsimos
Photos by
Ligia Jardim
Production Direction
Aura Cunha
Production Management
Yumi Ogino
International Promotion
Ligne Directe Judith Martin
Producer
Cia. Hiato and Elephante Produções Artísticas
Co-producers
Fomento ao Teatro – Prefeitura Municipal de São Paulo, ProAC – Governo do Estado de São Paulo, Onassis Cultural Centre - Athens, Grand Theatre Groningen, Sesc São Paulo, Mousonturm - Frankfurt
Duration
4.5 hours
Stadsschouwburg Groningen, Internationaal Theater Amsterdam, Frascati Theater (Amsterdam), Stadsschouwburg Utrecht, Het Nationale Theater (Den Haag), Zuiderstrandtheater (Den Haag), Theater Rotterdam, Chassé Theater (Breda), Parkstad Limburg Theaters (Heerlen en Kerkrade)
