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2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dance<\/a> \/ Show<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Erm. A look at human disaster and a body that expands in search of balance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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40' Out of circulation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

“E no entanto, na humildade do desastre, uma flor nova irrompe \u2014 nova. Como a primeira flor ao vento sobre a face da Terra. Porque n\u00f3s estamos vivos e toda a grandeza assim se nos mant\u00e9m. Estamos vivos, sabemo-lo. O facho de luz que de n\u00f3s se projecta, a n\u00f3s regressa e ilumina \u2014 ilumina o que n\u00e3o desejamos destruir.”
Verg\u00edlio Ferreira in Invoca\u00e7\u00e3o ao Meu Corpo<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Erms (from Catalan) are lands that were explored until they were left with nothing, barren deserts. Erms are also fields that are far from civilization, where life is generated spontaneously, independent of human will.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The starting point for the creation of this project comes during the viewing of the documentary O Sal da Terra by Wim Wenders and Juliano Ribeiro, about the photographer Sebasti\u00e3o Salgado. I was struck by the amount of human disaster an individual can witness and the body\u2019s emptying reaction as a result. I was inspired by the decision of individuals to reverse a man-made disaster. I was surprised at how quickly an entire ecosystem can be rebuilt. I was touched by the inner process that can take place in the individual as he cares for and observes the vibrant growth of life that takes place around him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sinose<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deserted place. far away Uninhabited. Where nothing blooms and life is lonely. Pierced and swallowed up by the brutality of a society that does not stop growing, deserted places are scarce. Space is scarce. Time is short. Erm talks about the human disaster and how we stand in the face of it, in an attempt to find a balance. It speaks of responsibility towards the environment around us, towards present and future generations and about what we want to take care of and not destroy. Speak in the feminine. It is ancient and timeless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Technical and artistic sheet<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Creation, interpretation, lighting design, photography and video<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teresa Santos<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Original music<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jordina Mill\u00e0<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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External view, lighting design and operation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>D\u00eddac Gilabert<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Scene photography<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a><\/a>Nuno Leites<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Co-production<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teresa Santos \/ Companhia Ao Vento<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Presentations<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cal Comabella (2016)
FIS Festival (2016)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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