as part of Fabbrica Europa 2024

The contact between different social groups, between rich and poor, is often minimal.The existence of the other is sometimes even totally invisible.
Theater visitors are usually at a safe distance from crime and chaos, within a social order. However, the enforcement of that order is accompanied by oppression and intimidation.

The work of Brazilian choreographer Alice Ripoll is driven by the polarized social reality in Rio de Janeiro.
In aCORdo, four performers turn the existing hierarchies and relationships between attendees inside-out through movement and interaction. In a subtle and seemingly innocent manner, a new order arises in which both dancer and spectator must inevitably reorient themselves.
Who is who now? Who steals from whom?

Choreographer based in Rio de Janeiro, Alice Ripoll directs two dance groups, REC and SUAVE. She investigates relationships between contemporary dance, theatre, performance and Brazilian urban dances. Her performances are being shown at several festivals and theaters in Brazil and abroad, such as Panorama Festival, Rencontres Chorégraphiques de Seine-Saint-Denis, Zurich Theater Spektakel, Kunstenfestivaldesarts, Centre Pompidou, HAU, Wiener Festwochen and others.

director: Alice Ripoll
cast: Alan Ferreira, Hiltinho Fantástico, Romulo Galvão, Tony Hewerton
creation: Alan Ferreira, Romulo Galvão, Tony Hewerton, Leandro Coala
assistant creation: Anita Tandeta
production: Bem Medeiros
rehearsal assistant: Thais Peixoto
production assistant: Isabela Peixoto
support: Rafael Machado Fisioterapia
tour planning: ART HAPPENS

photo: Renato Mangolin