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antimadox, 2021

theatre show freely inspired by the work of Matei Vișniec
direction and dramaturgy by Louise Belmonte and Rodrigo Pocidônio
starring Beto Amorim, Matteo Bonfitto and Suia Legaspe
teaser 1'
full show 72'

Antimadox shows us three characters - played by Matteo Bonfitto, Suia Legaspe and Beto Amorim - who are long-time friends and who meet in a bar/guesthouse that has been left to rot in a decadent seaside town. Little by little, we understand that their lives have been the same for years, that the town they are in is a forgotten city, lost in time. They seem to repeat the same actions, the same jokes, the same fights, day after day after day, for countless years. Madox arrives in the town and destabilizes each of its inhabitants The foreign challenges the symbolic system that supported their social and emotional relationships and all their certainties. The three characters in the play spent the last three nights alone with this man: Dionysian nights, filled with drinking and gambling. The three had an encounter with Madox that left a chasm in their tedious and truth-filled lives. But something is even harder to accept: The three spent the last three nights alone with the same man. Each one in his own house, at the same time. Madox's supposed ubiquity distorts the boundaries of time/space as these people knew it. Together with classical physics, he also distorts the entire perception of what is REAL for these figures. In the same way, the audience will also be faced with these paradoxes through the play. Video mapping, music, cinema, lighting and acting, together create a performative universe as unique as disturbing. Original text: Matei Vișniec Direction and dramaturgy: Louise Belmonte & Rodrigo Pocidônio Cast: Beto Amorim, Matteo Bonfitto and Suia Legaspe Audiovisual performance: Thiago Liguori Movement direction and body training: Daniele Santos Musical direction and original soundtrack: Morris Set design and video installation: Bijari Bijari creative team: Geandre Tomazoni and Débora Pistore Lighting: Camila Jordão Costume design: Louise Belmonte & Rodrigo Pocidônio Actor collaborating in the show's research: Ary França Stage technician: Leo Ceolin Stage assistant: Gabriel Alves Tunes Tailoring: Maison de Lello Lighting operation: Camila Jordão and Clara Caramez Integrated live electronics programming: Thiago Liguori Film editing: Louise Belmonte Cinematographers: Alice Krotozynska, Claus Lehmann and Pedro Athie Graphic design: Rodrigo Pocidônio Photography: Carine Wallauer Executive production: Fabrício Síndice Production director: Edinho Rodrigues Co-production: Máquinas Desejosntes Production: Núcleo Performa and Brancalyone Produções Funding: Municipal Theater Fomento Program for the City of São Paulo

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