The veil between health and illness is very thin. — Susan Sontag
Yet illness and death have become taboos, so as not to disrupt the rhythm of our meritocratic society. The body constitutes a field of tension between idealised “normality” and the experience of disability, since society cannot bear to confront its own fragility. But don’t we all harbour health and illness within us, albeit to varying degrees?
This project is directed by Helena Dawin and co-created by Sara Zita Correia, Nuno Moniz, Andrew Nimmo and Marta Ramos.
Helena Dawin, who holds a Master’s degree in literature and psychology, trained in dance at Tanzfabrik Berlin and at Forum Dança. She has worked with the João Garcia Miguel Company, Jolika Sudermann and Britta Pudelko. She co-created Now-here-land, Contratempo and Vestígios de Azul, weaving together text, music and dance.
Sara Zita Correia holds a degree in dance and is a graduate of the PEPCC programme at Forum Dança. She has worked with Gustavo Ciríaco, Rafael Alvarez, Sofia Dias & Vítor Roriz. She is a member of the band Scorpions, works as a stylist for the performing arts, and created the musical project ZIMA with Marta Ramos.
Nuno Moniz holds a degree in theatre and music. In youth theatre, his notable works include Auto da Barca do Inferno (Arte D’Encantar) and Super Heróis (AnimaTeatro). For the general public, he appeared in Aqui no Paraíso (Teatro Trindade). He played the trombone in the band Groove Mood and collaborated with the group Theater Titanick.
Andrew Nimmo, who holds a master’s degree in translation, studied Music at CenCEA (Cuba). He has attended courses and workshops with Orlando Sánchez, Matthew Fargion, Seamus Blake and Nuno Ferreira. He was the winner of EYE2025 with YA SIN.
Marta Ramos, who holds a master’s degree in graphic design and is a graduate of Forum Dança, combines design, drawing and performance. She completed a postgraduate course in performance and has developed editorial projects in collaboration with João Fiadeiro, Julia Salem, Marta Cerqueira and Simão Costa.