2023 • Theater Performance | A play about collapsing Europe set in a news studio.
Take My Breath Away by Ritual de Domingo is based on a collapsing Europe. A television presenter couple engages in live broadcasts with people from different European countries, seeking answers to questions that get lost amidst the pages of institutional style guides. They themselves are on the verge of collapse, waiting for something that would make them believe in Europe.
The premiere of the performance took place on February 25, 2023, at Teatro Viriato in Viseu.
✍️ I translated the report of a fictional Finnish happiness expert Aki Koskela (Rogério Nuno Costa) into Finnish, which was then filmed in the snowy Central Park of Helsinki.
Gallery
Photos from the premiere of the show in Teatro Viriato on February 25.
Take My Breath Away
Concept Cristóvão Cunha
Artistic direction Sónia Barbosa
Concept and theme development for "expert interviews" António Alvarenga
Live interpreters Célia Fechas, Tiago Sarmento and António Barbosa
Video interpreters António Alvarenga, Giada Prandi and Rogério Nuno Costa
Video production together with Giada Prandi Francesco Ciccone
Video Tomás Pereira
Lighting and technical direction Cristóvão Cunha
Design and communication Nuno Rodrigues
Production Ritual de Domingo
Assisting direction and production António Barbosa
Communication assistance Thayná Mendes
Translation of the Finnish text and realization of the video in Finland Jani Nummela
Internship according to the ESAD curriculum Tatiana Carriço
Internship according to the EVEV curriculum Juan Brizida
Journalism consulting Inês Subtil
ESEV consulting Ricardo Cavadas, Paula Rodrigues, Joana Martins, José Pereira and Nicolau Tudela
Special thanks Nuno Varela, Skyler, Cristian Ferrão
Co-production Teatro Viriato
The project is supported by the Portuguese Arts Administration, the Ministry of Culture and the Government of Portugal.
Support República Portuguesa - Cultura | Direção Geral das Artes, Instituto Politécnico de Viseu / Escola Superior de Educação de Viseu, Município de Viseu, Biblioteca de Marvila - Câmara Municipal de Lisboa, Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional (IEFP), Programa Operacional Inclusão Social e Emprego (POISE), Portugal 2020, União Europeia - Fundo Social Europeu, Iniciativa Emprego Jovem, Núcleo de Animação Cultural de Oliveirinha (NACO), CLDS4G, Junta de Freguesia de Beijós, Kriativu