The result of a partnership between Estúdios Victor Córdon and Camões - Portuguese Cultural Center in Maputo, "Bantu", the new work by Portuguese choreographer Victor Hugo Pontes, will be touring in Portugal until 2024, making a slight detour for an essential stop at the next edition of Kinani - International Contemporary Dance Festival, in Mozambique.
Tour
2023
Premiere - 5-8 October | Teatro Nacional São João, Porto
October 13 | Casa das Artes de Famalicão
October 20 | Teatro Viriato, Viseu
October 27 | Teatro Aveirense, Aveiro
November 15 | Kinani Festival, Mozambique
2024
January 18 - 20 | Teatro Nacional São Carlos, Lisboa
February 1 | GUIdance Festival, Centro Cultural Vila Flor, Guimarães
February 17 | Teatro José Lúcio da Silva, Leiria
February 23 | Centro de Arte de Ovar
February 29 | Teatro Académico Gil Vicente, Coimbra
March 15 - 16 | Teatro Baltazar Dias, Funchal
March 22 | Cineteatro Louletano, Loulé
April 12 | Teatro-Cine Torres Vedras, Torres Vedras
CREDITS
Artistic direction | Victor Hugo Pontes
Set design | F. Ribeiro
Music | Throes & The Shine
Technical direction and lighting design | Wilma Moutinho
Sound design and technician | João Monteiro
Costumes | Cristina Cunha and Victor Hugo Pontes
Assistant director | Cátia Esteves
Artistic consultancy | Madalena Alfaia
Production manager | Joana Ventura
Executive producer | Mariana Lourenço
Production assistant | Inês Guedes Pereira
Cast | Dinis Abudo Quilavei, Dinis Duarte, João Costa, José Jalane, Maria Emília Ferreira, Marta Cardoso, Osvaldo Passirivo
Trainee as a creative performer | Francisco Freire
A program by | OPART / Estúdios Victor Córdon, Camões - Portuguese Cultural Center in Maputo
Institutional partner of Estúdios Victor Córdon | Camões, I.P.
Production | Nome Próprio
Co-production | A Oficina / Centro Cultural Vila Flor, Camões - Centro Cultural Português em Maputo, Casa das Artes de Famalicão, Nome Prórpio, OPART / Estúdios Victor Córdon, Teatro José Lúcio da Silva, Teatro Nacional São João
Support for Artistic Residency | A Oficina, CRL - Central Elétrica, OPART / Estúdios Victor Córdon, Teatro Municipal do Porto
EVC and Camões - Maputo are partners in a program that aims to build bridges between Portugal and Mozambique.