HIDE TO SEEK

HIDE TO SEEK intends to think of the mask as a crystallization of an expression, state of mind or (identity) but also as a possibility of (dis)identification for the emergence of a distinct corporeality. In a tense and ritual game of hiding and seeking, the body redefines itself with each gesture, letting itself to be transformed by its successive repositioning. We seek an evident dialogue between impervious form and changeable form, between the singular and the collective, which allows the impression of the mask on the face and the invocation of otherness on the body.

Directed and choregraphed by: Júlio Cerdeira
Performed by: Maria R Soares, Rafael Pinto, Suevia Rojo
Music (live): Miguel De
Lighting: Pedro Abreu
Props (masks): Ed Freitas, Nuno Fonseca
Performance assistance: Joana Gomes Martins
Artistic consultancy: Cláudia Marisa, Né Barros
Communication design and video: Luís Belo
Photography: João Octávio Peixoto, Miguel De
Executive production: Rui Macário Ribeiro
Production and communication support: BANQUETE – Associação de Investigação e Criação em Artes Performativas
Thanks to: Hugo Loureiro
Partnerships: Arte Total, Backstage - Escola de Dança e Artes Performativas, Centro de Arte Oliva, Coffeepaste, Escola Superior de Música e Artes do Espectáculo, Município de Braga, Núcleo de Investigação em Estudos Performativos (NIEP), O que Faltava, zetgallery
Co-produced by: Braga 25 – Capital Portuguesa da Cultura 2025, Teatro Diogo Bernardes/Município de Ponte de Lima, Instável - Centro Coreográfico e Teatro Municipal do Porto

Performance dates

31 May and 1 June - Teatro Municipal do Porto, Porto - PREMIERE