We started by contacting the people, looking for their stories and memories through objects and photographs, but also through the spoken word in general, through local expressions that at first sound a little strange but then turn out to be connected.

Based on these memories and verbal idiosyncrasies, we drew a poetic map, constructing a tale that then expanded into space through these new found objects, these new words, deconstructed by the voice and, above all, by listening to it.

The space/territory then takes on a new dimension that goes beyond stereotypical views of the island. By finding common ground between Horta, Angra do Heroísmo and Ribeira Grande, the idea is to create a three-pronged approach in which we celebrate distance and provoke a ritual of rapprochement.

The project was developed as part of ATOS, an initiative of the D. Maria II National Theatre and the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.