Winner of the Norwegian Ibsen Scope award, the performance INSTINTO is one of the five selected among fifty-four projects from over thirty countries that competed for the award. In this montage, we see the essence of Brand, character from the homonymous work by Henrik Ibsen, brought to modern contexts in fragmented fashion, mixing theater, dance, music and visual arts. Brand is a relentless, obsessive leader, much like many extremist leaders today who dangerously influence crowds of human beings, frequently to devastating results. Based on that idea and pervaded by questions about the limits of our own humanity, we asked if our rationality is enough to distinguish us from animals, which are instinctive in their needs and leadership choices. INSTINTO is a questioning about the constant conflict between our ideals and our actions. It is the result of our concerns, of our desire to assimilate some phenomena of today’s world, to understand a little more about human beings, our instincts and our similarities with the primates.

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The construction of the dramaturgy was done in many layers that were superimposed and, little by little, merged. We took off from the idea of leader presented in Ibsen’s Brand, but brought it to our Brazilian context. We took the essence of the work and approached it by several means: word, choreographed movements, sounds, images, gestures. We approached Ibsen emphasizing the risk of following without judgement those who present themselves as leaders.

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Monkeys are a counterpoint to the human. They bring us levity, but also instinct. Animals choose their leaders based on survivability, the necessary quality to keep the pack strong. The human being is based on personal interest, even if it means the destruction of its fellow men. We lost part of our instinct and became deeply rational and selfish. For us, the animal is the counterpoint. That’s why, on stage, we use latex masks that bring a feeling close to the realism of the animal, tensioning with the more human costumes and the movement of the actors, that transit between animal and human.

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INSTINTO has a stage version, lasting about 45 minutes, which can be adapted to different types of alternative spaces, open or closed. It also has a performance lasting between 10 to 15 minutes, which can be performed in different spaces, contexts and events. The performance has been performed at Norway, on the occasion of receiving the Ibsen Scope Award, and at the Noite dos Museus (Night of the Museums) in Porto Alegre, at Cinemateca Capitólio. INSTINTO premiered at Palco Giratório SESC 2023, and continued on season on Teatro Oficina Olga Reverbel, at the Multipalco Eva Sopher, in Porto Alegre. It is a timely work, relevant in different contexts and events.

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AWARDS                     

Ibsen Scope Grant - Norway (2022)

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CITIES

Olso (norway)

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