Between the moon, chaos and silence: the flower
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Actors Carla Costa Gomes, Miguel Sermão, Isabél Zuaa and Marco Mendonça honour Angolan poetry by reading a collection of poems selected by Irene Guerra Marques and Carlos Ferreira.
Lisbon is the cradle of great literary productions and movements. One of the most important was the utopia generation, which emerged in the emblematic Casa dos Estudantes do Império, made up of poets who also became architects of the independence of Portuguese-speaking African countries.
This poetic performance honours the richness of Angolan poetry, bringing its purest and most vibrant form to the stage of Auditorium 2, since many of these poems were written to be recited. Carla Costa Gomes, Miguel Sermão, Isabél Zuaa and Marco Mendonça, four talented actors of African descent, bring the poems to life in the most comprehensive anthology of Angolan poetry.
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Speakers
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Carla Costa Gomes
She is a multidisciplinary artist, born in Setúbal to Guinean parents. She has a degree in Sociocultural Animation from EPBJC and a degree in Theatre from the Lisbon Theatre and Film School, having also studied at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels. She taught Dramatic Expression for 12 years. She has participated as a performer and actress in several national and international shows and has also worked in advertising and television, appearing in several soap operas. She is a member of the UNA – União Negra das Artes and has collaborated with Afrolis.
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Isabél Zuaa
She is a multidisciplinary artist, born in Lisbon with origins in Guinea-Bissau and Angola. She researches dramaturgies in which black people are the protagonists and hosts of their own narratives and experiences. She studied Acting at Chapitô, the Lisbon Theatre and Film School and UNIRIO. In 2019, together with Cleo Diára and Nádia Yracema, she created the Aurora Negra collective. She has won several awards for Best Actress. In 2021 and 2022, she was part of the Bantumen PowerList, as one of the 100 most influential personalities in Lusophony.
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Marco Mendonça
Born in Mozambique, he graduated in Theatre from the Lisbon Theatre and Film School and began his professional career with the company Os Possessos. He interned at the D. Maria II National Theatre, where he had the opportunity to work with João Pedro Vaz, Tiago Rodrigues and Faustin Linyekula. He was the author and co-creator of Parlamento Elefante (winner of the Amélia Rey Colaço scholarship) and Cordyceps (supported by Rede 5 Sentidos). He signed his first solo creation with Blackface and is part of the cast of Catarina e a beleza de matar fascistas.
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Miguel Sermão
Born in Luanda, he studied Theatre at the Escola Profissional do Teatro Comuna, where he is a resident actor. He attended courses in Communication at Universidade Independente, Translation and Creative Writing at Universidade Lusófona, and Photography and Art History at Ar.Co. He is a founding member of the Griot theatre group and collaborated with the Serpente theatre group. He has worked in theatre, cinema and television with several directors. He is a trainer in the field of dramatic expression for children and young people, director of actors and dialogue coach.
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