Entropy is the measure of the amount of kinetic energy that is not converted into work, which dictates the disorder of a system as well as its unpredictability. Increasing the disorder, that is, the entropy of a thermodynamic system, means, in a similar way, giving it conditions so that there are a greater number of microstates accessible to the particles that compose it.

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Is entropy seen only as loss and chaos? Or will we be able to find a space of resilience and the possibility of generating microstates of unpredictability that generate life again?

This is the starting point for the duo of dancers and choreographers Marina Nabais and Ricardo Machado, who will be in an artistic residency at Mina de São Domingos, from September to December this year. During this period, the two artists will prepare a new dance creation, which they will perform together with elements of the community, in a wide window of time and where the sense of belonging and pride is combined with the exploration of new forms of body expression.

But before their residency, Marina Nabais and Ricardo Machado, will be at Mina de São Domingos in July 2022 for a first Workshop on Contemporary Movement and Dance, which will have a second edition in September, in order to work with the community on this new artistic creation.

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This Contemporary Dance and Movement Workshop is based on the exploration of the concept of "entropy" through the body, space and also through the relationships that are established in a group.

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Research and explorations based on the reflection/action of everyday gesture and the laws of physics applied to movement will be privileged. Starting from reality to the imagination, through concrete physical experience and basic actions, creating metaphors through the observation of natural phenomena are some of the objectives of this laboratory.

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The artist residency will take place from September 1st to December 18th, with the public presentation of the show taking place from December 15th to 17th at Cineteatro da Mina de S.Domingos.

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CREDITS

Artistic direction, choreography, performance and costumes:
Marina Nabais, Ricardo Machado
Musical direction and interpretation: Rémi Gallet
Video creation: Gonçalo Mota
Light design: Cláudia Rodrigues
Texts: Maria Zambrano, Marina Nabais,Ricardo Machado
Participants presentation: Alina Rukosueva, Ana Santos, Cátia
Marques, Mónica Palma, Sandra Fona, Sasha Rukosuev, Sophia
Rukosueva, Tania Sacramento
Participants video and voice-over: Ana Luisa Martins, Ana Santos,
António Pilonas, Beatriz Araújo, Catarina Brito, Cátia Marques,
Cláudia Rodrigues, Fátima Santos, Filipe Abreu, Gonçalo Mota,
Iuri Araújo, Jacinta, José Coelho Fabião, Leonor Carpinteiro,
Manuel Conduto, Maria Clarinda Fernandes, Marina Nabais,
Mónica Palma, Reinaldo Seno, Rémi Gallet, Ricardo Machado,
Sandra Fona, Sophia Rukosueva, Tânia Sacramento, Tatiana Lemos

Executive Production: Leonor Carpinteiro

Technical support: Mértola City Council, José Augusto,
José Valentino
 

TO CONSULT THE PAMPHLET AND THE COMPLETE CREDITS

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