Around the body, an object
With Gustavo Ciríaco and Vera Mantero
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Date
- 17:00 / Cancelled 17:00 / Sold out Saturday, 17:00
Location
Engawa Space Centro de Arte Moderna GulbenkianThis conversation brings together choreographers Gustavo Ciríaco and Vera Mantero to discuss the presence of objects in their work and lives, and how these actively transform space, becoming one with the performers’ bodies. A conversation to reflect together on the implications of these presences in their choreographic practices.
The conversation takes place in the context of the ‘Caravanserá’ project that Gustavo Ciríaco is developing during his Open Residency at Engawa Space, where objects and sculpture are central presences, articulating visual arts and choreography. Here, sculpture is both a place of transmission, between his work and that of his mother, the Brazilian artist Maria José de Figueiredo Ciríaco (1939-2020), and a place of relationship with the world.
This talk will be held in Portuguese.
Speakers
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Gustavo Ciríaco
Gustavo Ciríaco (Rio de Janeiro, 1969) is a Brazilian choreographer and transdisciplinary artist. His practice combines dance, visual arts and performance in site-specific projects that explore the relationships between body, space and imagination, in an ongoing investigation of presence, perception and the expanded art of dance.
He presents works and interventions in institutions, festivals and museums in Europe, Latin America, Asia and the Middle East. His work proposes sensitive experiences that activate space and the audience as a constitutive part of the work. -
Vera Mantero
Vera Mantero studied classical dance and was a member of the Gulbenkian Ballet between 1984 and 1989. She became one of the leading figures of New Portuguese Dance, beginning her choreographic career in 1987 and showing her work in various countries. Since 2000, she has also devoted herself to voice work, singing the repertoire of various authors and co-creating experimental music projects. She regularly teaches composition and improvisation in Portugal and abroad.
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