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Fall

Victor Hugo Pontes

Paulo Pimenta

José Caldeira

Paulo Pimenta

José Caldeira

When a body falls, it’s a visible, undeniable thing. We can discuss the forces which lead to the fall, but we cannot deny the movement of descent. The other type of fall may be translucent, it may require moral judgement, it may get lost in misinterpretation. In FALL we witness the physical fall more immediately than the other kind – the former is tangible and earthly, the latter metaphorical and ethereal –, although no concrete border lines have been drawn. We all ‘fall in love’, just as we ‘fall down’, or we ‘fall to the ground’ at the end of our lives, in the same way that tree leaves ‘fall to the ground’ in the Fall.

This performance is all about the act of falling, be it deliberate
or accidental. It results from a movement, not a concept. We all
fall at different points in our lives, either because we’ve tripped, or we’ve been pushed, or we’ve lost our strength or consciousness, or we’ve fallen in love, or we’ve fallen into temptation, or because we’ve done wrong, or because we’ve died. FALL inhabits this space, this confusing intersection between what makes us fall, thus damning us, or what makes us fall, thus redeeming us.

Credits

Artistic Direction and Coreography Victor Hugo Pontes. Set Design F. Ribeiro with Photography by João Paulo Serafim. Technical Direction and Light Design Wilma Moutinho. Original Music Rui Lima and Sérgio Martins. Dramaturgical Support Madalena Alfaia. Performers Anaísa Lopes, Ángela Díaz Quintela, António Torres, Daniela Cruz, Deeogo Oliveira (filling in for Diogo Almeida), Marco da Silva Ferreira and Valter Fernandes. Intern Dancers José Meireles and Maria Melo Falcão. Production Director Joana Ventura. Executive Producer Mariana Lourenço. Executive Producer During Artistic Residency Ana Rita Pontes and Jesse James. Co-produced by Nome Próprio, Câmara Municipal do Porto, Centro Cultural Vila Flor, Maria Matos Teatro Municipal and Theatro Circo. Residency Support Circolando and O Espaço do Tempo. Support Casa dos Reclamos. Acknowledgements Cátia Esteves, Filipe Silva and Teatro Nacional São João.