FAMILY ALBUM

A Portuguese actress with Angolan origins, undresses layers of clothing as she reveals fragments of her family history, each clothing is a person. Her family stories intersect with colonial history, personal and collective memory intertwine. 

A show about family and the invisible thread that connects its members: Memory.

An interactive work for theatres and unconventional venues, where children are called to collaborate with the actress in the construction of their family album and at the end they have the opportunity to build their own family album, thanks to a  "notebook" created by Madalena Matoso.

 

 

Participation practices: 

The work was built from a series of encounters with children from Porto . 

The show has a participatory format, throughout the performance, children are called to participate in the recreation of the lost photos from the Album of the protagonist, creating a relationship of proximity and constant interaction between actress and spectators. 

At the end, the children receive a small book, created by Madalena Matoso, with a series of activities so that each child can re-create their own imaginary family album and reflect on the themes raised during the show.