Tritone

After the success of Casio Tone, and Ms. Domicília’s adventures having been continued as Subtone’s central theme, the saga goes on with the third chapter: Tritone. As in the previous ones, the entire show takes place within the same tiny setting, in a tragic-comic and wordless manner. Following the problem of lacking space at home and of boredom at her solitary work, Tritone consists of an almost capsule-like hotel, inside which Ms. Domicília will spend a vacation that will make her feel like new.

Portugués

“The trilogy Casio Tone (1997), Subtone (2001) and Tritone, by Sílvia Real, is one of those cases whose fascination can only increase with each chapter of this free, coherent project, one of the most imaginative in Portuguese dance […] The most immediate thing that can be said about Domicília is the recognition of its burlesque references, from Buster Keaton to Jacques Tati. But this would reduce Sílvia Real's entire project to a tone of postmodern farce which, if not absent, does not encompass the entirety of her discourse. The quote is ten years old, but it still applies: “Sílvia manipulates the discourse and adds multiple meanings to it. (...) On an apparently banal discourse, she weaves another discourse, complex and filled with humour, which ironizes and subverts the former” (Maria de Assis, Movimentos Presentes, 1997).

FICHA TÉCNICA

Script, choreography, scenography, performance

Sílvia Real

Script, soundtrack, scenography, computer animation, sound operation

Sérgio Pelágio

Scenography, computer animation, graphic design

Carlos Bártolo

Costume design

Ana Teresa Real

Technical direction, lighting design

Carlos Ramos

Carpentry

José Manuel Rodrigues

Produced by

Real Pelágio

Co-produced by

Culturgest Fundação Centro Cultural de Belém

Teatro Viriato

Teatro Circo

Festival Y/ Quarta Parede

Centro Cultural do Cartaxo

Centro de Arte de Sines

Acknowledgements

Real Pelágio Productions thanks all the people who, throughout many years, curated and supported Ms. Domicília’s trilogy.

Tiago Bartolomeu Costa, Público, January 1, 2007

PRESENTATIONS

Happy or unhappy?

She is neither happy nor unhappy. Amid her scrupulously thought out and executed routine, she does not live her life – she complies with it. She simply lost the ability to assess her state of mind. This woman who does not read —except for “Reader's Digest Selections” — who does not listen to elevator music, be it good or bad, and says that Ginger Ale is her favorite drink, laughs only once in the series' three solos. There is a spasm of happiness when she plays with her Casio Tone.

Alienated

She is a woman in her thirties who does not age, like Tintin and Anita. Having no depth, she does not question herself, does not learn, has no expectations. She keeps making excuses to avoid facing problems. She would rather simulate a beach inside a beachfront hotel room than have her feet in the sand. The enjoyment of living with the fake is one of the main characteristics of her personality.

Lucinda Canelas, Público, January 12, 2007

2007 - Lisboa, Culturgest, 25, 26 e 27 de Janeiro [Estreia] - Lisboa, Centro Cultural de Belém, Centro Pedagogia e Animação, de 30 Janeiro a 7 de Fevereiro ** - Sines, Centro de Artes de Sines, 16 de Fevereiro - Viseu, Teatro Viriato, 8, 9 e 10 Marçom** - Montemor-o-Velho, Teatro Esther de Carvalho, 23 e 24 de Abril - Póvoa do Varzim, Auditório Municipal da Póvoa do Varzim, 5 de Maio - Gouveia, Grande Auditório do Teatro Municipal de Gouveia, 26 de Maio - Porto, FITEI - Festival Internacional de Teatro de Expressão Ibérica, Serralves em Festa, Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Serralves, 3 de Junho - Braga, Theatro Circo, 22 e 23 de Setembro - Fundão, Festival Y, Auditório da Moagem - Cidade do Engenho e das Artes, 24 de Outubro - Lagoa, Auditório Municipal, 7 de Novembro - Faro, CAPa - Centro de artes Performativas do Algarve, 9 de Novembro 2008 - Montijo, Cine-Teatro Joaquim d’Almeida, 25 de Janeiro - Almada, “Sementes - Mostra Internacional de Artes para o Pequeno Público”, 16 e 17 de Maio - Espanha, Cuidad Rodrigo, XI Feria de Castilla y Léon, 29 de Agosto - Torres Novas, Teatro Virgínia, Festival Y, 1 de Novembro - Lamego, Teatro Ribeiro Conceição, 13 e 14 de Novembro 2009 - Almada, Teatro Municipal, 27 de Fevereiro - Torres Vedras, Teatro-Cine Torres Vedras, 18 de Abril 2013 - Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, Festival Panorama, 25, 26 e 27 Outubro ** - São Paulo, Brasil, SESC, 18 e 19 Outubro ** - Belo Horizonte, Brasil, FID - Fórum Internacional de Dança, 2 e 3 Novembro ** * incluíram espectáculos seguidos por acções de formação promovidos pelo IPAE “Itinerários Culturais”. ** incluíram espectáculos para público infantil segu