The creation of Spillovers stems from Lesbian peoples: material for a dictionary. Written in 1976 by Monique Wittig and Sande Zeig, it is a dictionary for lovers that seeks to draw the outlines of an emotional, sensorial and political lexicon. Ritó Natálio builds a fabrication of this iconic work of lesbian feminism, which takes the form of a multivoiced conference where a transfeminist glossary is experimented in a dialogue with the memory of the book. Spillovers are lovers, or perhaps transient states of identity; they summon the body, eroticism and somatic experience in order to deal with eco-violence and, eventually, to produce water. This film-performance, which premiered and was co-produced in Portugal by Batalha Centro de Cinema in 2023, was developed collectively and cumulatively, with collaborations from various “spillovers”, as well as an entire network of iconographies and textualities that spill over from the worldviews of this made-up community.
Spillovers
RITÓ NATÁLIO
spillovers_fotograma por aline belfort
31 October to 2 November
Thursday to Saturday, 7:30 pm
Sala Mário Viegas
€12, reduced prices available | (Covered by the Culture Pass - available only at the Theater ticket office)
To be defined by CCE
Show spoken in three languages (Portuguese, English, Spanish), with Portuguese subtitles.
Description
Cast and Creative
Script written and performance directed by Ritó Natálio Performers and script collaboration Alina Ruiz Folini, Josefa Pereira, Teresa Ves Liberta Music Odete Lighting design adaptation Joana Mário (based on Cláudia Valente’s design) Director of photography and editing Aline Belfort Film contribution Liz Rosenfeld Kaibô belt created by Amandi Silva, Margot Silva Interviews Eríc Santos, Lui L’Abbate Written contribution for the glossary of Spillovers Geni Núñez Graphic consultant and image proposals Maura Grimaldi Forked flute created by Rebeca Letras Video recording Patrícia Black Co-production Batalha Centro de Cinema, Associação Parasita Supported by Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian Executive production and administration Associação Parasita / Sofia Lopes e Lysandra Domingues Production assistant Laila Algaves Nuñez Creative process : Collaboration in the text's initial conception Alina Ruiz Folini English translation Miguel Cardoso Costume design and production in fabrics and PVC Naára Saturnino Participants in early residencies Luiza Cascon, Josefa Pereira Residencies and rehearsal venues Casa da Dança de Almada, Estúdios Victor Córdon (Lisboa), Pólo Cultural das Gaivotas (Lisboa), Teatro Municipal do Porto, Espaço Parasita, And Lab, Piscina Earlier versions of the project supported by Pass the Mic! Decolonizing education through arts Funded by Programa Europa Criativa da União Europeia, CREA 616850/2020 (2021), Create to Impact Network/Creative Europe da União Europeia e pelo Ministério da Cultura e Informação da República da Sérvia (2020) Performance reading presentations Short Theatre (Roma), Teatro Nacional D. Maria II (Lisboa), Porto Design Biennale, Centrale Fies (Dro), Portugal Art Encounters (Coimbra) Residency support Alkantara Festival, AND Lab Thanks to Amandi Silva, Archivo de La Memoria Trans Argentina, Electronic Arts Intermix, Elizabeth Povinelli, Karrabing Film Collective, Rui Antunes, AND Lab, Nina Botkay, Piscina, Rafaela Salgueiro Very special thanks to Penélope for being there for rehearsals, filming and for discussing this story during our walks /// PARASITA is an entity funded by República Portuguesa – Ministério da Cultura/ Direção-Geral das Artes in 2023-2024.
