Patrícia Portela (PORTUGAL)
FLATLAND TRILOGY
A very different and surprising evening at the theatre limited to 65 people per night, early booking is advised. Please note the earlier start time.
This is a multi-media performance that tells the tragic story of a Flatman who has discovered that
a third dimension is missing in his life.
Flatland I – going up, not North. In part one we follow Flatman on his reflection through worlds of bi-dimensionality and perspective until he finds out that his existence in the 3D world is possible if there are spectators looking at him. Happy with the discovery but unhappy with the dependency, Flatman organizes a strategy to conquer his tri-dimensional mortality.
In Flatman II – to be is to be seen, Flatman invents the ‘perfect’ strategy to obtain eternity in the 3D world. He organizes an excursion to the world of illusion and terrorism and invites us to participate in it. Flatman conquers mortality through a loop. Still, it is not enough.
In the last episode Flatland III, Flatman returns home… although having achieved a sort of immortality he has not conquered reality yet so the job is not finished. He still has to prove in Flatland that there are other worlds out there, spinning. And he still needs continuity. Loops are not enough. Knowing that the principle of reality and the principle of spectacle are the same, he researches a formula to build the perfect machine of simultaneous dimensions, the ‘facts machine’…
A project by Patrícia Portela in collaboration with Christoph de Boeck, Anton Skrzypiciel, Irmã Lucia, Leonardo Simões, Helena Serra, and Helder Cardoso. Produced by Prado (Lisbon) and wpZimmer (Antwerp). Subsidised from the Instituto Português das Artes and Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian.
Patrícia Portela has worked since 1994 for several independent theatre and dance companies, mainly as costume designer or dramaturge, and as a decorator for several short films. The first of the three Flatland episodes won the Prize Acarte/Madalena de Azeredo Perdigão 2004 and a special mention Bolsa Ernesto Sousa for multimedia/Gulbenkian Foundation.
In collaboration with : Anton Skrzypiciel, Christoph De Boeck, Irma Lucia efeitos especials, Helder Cardoso, Leonardo Simoes, Helena Serra, Peter De Goy
Production : Prado and wp Zimmer
Co-production: wp Zimmer, Lugar Comum, zdb, Citemor, Alkantara
Supported by: Instituto das Artes (Portugal), Fundaçao Calouste Gulbenkian, Sony, Camara Municipal de Lisboa, Camara municipal de Oeiras/junta de Freguesia de Sao Juliao de Barra, Centro Nacional de Cultura, Jgm, Restart, telepizza, Braz&Braz, Bosch Portugal, Tesa Portugal, Xerox, Pastelaria Versailles, 5 à sec, Cafés delta, Embaixada Lomográfica de Portugal, Bacardi Portugal editora fenda, Casa Ferreira, Uniao de Autocarros
Support for internationalisation: Instituto Camoes, Portuguese Embassy in Russia, Portuguese Embassy in Norway, Portuguese Embassy in Belgium, Instituto das Artes. The ‘Prado-cultural association’ has the support of Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian in 2006.
Contact: ilse@wpzimmer.be
British Premiere
Tramway
Fri 23 & Sat 24 February 1900