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Pedaços
This is a 50 minute solo performance work.
Created by Magda Miranda and Rea Dennis
Directed by Rea Dennis
Performed by Magda Miranda
Entitled 'Pedaços' - a Portuguese word meaning pieces or fragments, the performance is built on fragments: of text, of memory, of artifacts collected over a life, of cultural identity that is fractured through the passages of life, migration, the death of family members, and even ageing.
Part of Dr Dennis' practice-led research the inquiry explores the way memory intersects with creative process, including spontaneity and decision making, when devising for theatre. Following a post-doc line of inquiry which yielded two previous works: Apart of and A Part From (2007) and Train Tracks and Rooftops (2010) in which Dennis performed and directed. The current work shifts focus to my work in a directorial role alone. It is performed by Magda and informed by her memory.
Created by Magda Miranda and Rea Dennis
Directed by Rea Dennis
Performed by Magda Miranda
Entitled 'Pedaços' - a Portuguese word meaning pieces or fragments, the performance is built on fragments: of text, of memory, of artifacts collected over a life, of cultural identity that is fractured through the passages of life, migration, the death of family members, and even ageing.
Part of Dr Dennis' practice-led research the inquiry explores the way memory intersects with creative process, including spontaneity and decision making, when devising for theatre. Following a post-doc line of inquiry which yielded two previous works: Apart of and A Part From (2007) and Train Tracks and Rooftops (2010) in which Dennis performed and directed. The current work shifts focus to my work in a directorial role alone. It is performed by Magda and informed by her memory.
