Vai na Batalha
Event
Vai no Batalha!, a typical expression of Porto and the motto for this theatrical creation, whose structure is based on the Portuguese revue.
In terms of dramaturgical structure, the revue is a kind of bag in which everything can be put. Especially ideas. It is a pity that today, in revue, empty ideas proliferate. And so it loses the sense of the revue that was originally intended to review, with a strong critical sense and plenty of humour, the main events that marked the life of the country for a year.
This performance was created “around the table” by all elements of the company, over the course of several delirious sessions. In this big bag we have been putting our ideas, our mocks, our daydreams and follies and also our feelings. Sometimes out of anger at things we don't like; sometimes of love, either by Ti Ana do Bolhão, by the Douro river, by the city at night or by the cafés of Porto that are disappearing.
We still think it's worthwhile to be here, to fight against all odds, and living life intensely in the spirit of this beautiful expression. Because boredom, loneliness and sadness, my friends, “Vai no Batalha!”... and at least we have theatre!
In terms of dramaturgical structure, the revue is a kind of bag in which everything can be put. Especially ideas. It is a pity that today, in revue, empty ideas proliferate. And so it loses the sense of the revue that was originally intended to review, with a strong critical sense and plenty of humour, the main events that marked the life of the country for a year.
This performance was created “around the table” by all elements of the company, over the course of several delirious sessions. In this big bag we have been putting our ideas, our mocks, our daydreams and follies and also our feelings. Sometimes out of anger at things we don't like; sometimes of love, either by Ti Ana do Bolhão, by the Douro river, by the city at night or by the cafés of Porto that are disappearing.
We still think it's worthwhile to be here, to fight against all odds, and living life intensely in the spirit of this beautiful expression. Because boredom, loneliness and sadness, my friends, “Vai no Batalha!”... and at least we have theatre!
