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Urban Requiem

Ricardo Ambrózio /

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In a world where lines of code shape our reality as much as bricks and mortar, "Urban Requiem" emerges as a stark, a performance that debugs the human condition in our hyper-connected yet paradoxically isolated digital metropolis. "Urban Requiem" is set in this eerily familiar landscape – a place where society functions but fails to truly live.

Throughout the performance, audiences will be challenged to recognise their own roles in this digital requiem. Are we merely variables in a vast urban algorithm, or can we be the developers of a more compassionate codebase? "Urban Requiem" is a call to action for coders and citizens alike. It asks us to examine the scripts running our lives and consider: is it time for a radical refactoring of society?

Urban Requiem is a funeral for the contemporary society that has forgotten how to truly live. It is both a stark memorial and a hopeful manifesto, challenging us to break free from our virtual tombs. It beckons humanity to rediscover the raw, imperfect beauty of genuine connection, urging us to embrace our flawed love and find each other again in the maze of our contemporary existence.

Credits

Concept, direction and choreography: Ricardo Ambrózio

Performers: Aleksandra Demina, Andrei Nistor , Francisca Rodrigues, Joana Sousa, Olga Rabetskaya, Wallace Nok Wong.
Assistance: Mateus Souza and Martina Griewank Ambrózio

Music: Rodrigo Ramalho and Requiem of Verdi
Light Design: Tiago Canhoto
Costumes: Vitor Silva
Scenography: Danyial Farhani

Dramaturgic support: Sofia Rosa

Supported by: Associação Cultural Collective Movement, Camada Centro Coreográfico, Teatro Mosca, Estufa Plataforma Criativa, Teatro Virgínia, Acker Stadt Palast, Fundação GDA and CCTR Lisboa e Vale do Tejo, I.P.