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Fora de Campo

Fora de Campo · Fora de Campo

2022, POR, 80', M16


Neurodiversidade 2022

21 Nov 2022 · Coliseu Porto Ageas · 21H30


EN geral

On stage, a set awaits the recording of the pilot episode of a series. Action! House, body and pain come together in a sensationalist array that seeks to capture, with great effort, the viewer's attention. With the aid of a projection screen, the audience can follow both the scenographic device and the series itself, recorded and edited live. Inspired by Ibsen's play "A Doll's House", we witness the shooting of a script in which the narrative melts away, diluted between dream and collective illusion. The character knows that if he isn’t empathetic - if he is not convincing - he will die. The actor knows that the standardised structure in which he is inserted redefines and oppresses him. The spectator will know that they are witness to several overlapping fields of action that seek to manipulate them. Fora de Campo recovers the mechanisms of the most banal of television series, to find a common place from which to address figures of power, the oppressive force of architecture, and the possibility of emancipating the gaze. In the end, our history is made of many familiar dramas.