Synecdoche is a figure of speech characterized by the substitution of one term for another, whose most common form consists in taking the part for the whole and the whole for the part. 

In this solo I revisit and bring together six choreographic pieces that I created and performed in collaboration with Maria Lemos, Elizabete Francisca, Filipe Pereira and Sara Anjo, between 2009 and 2020. Condensing this period of time and these choreographies, transiting from the stage to the gallery space and transforming duets into a solo experience is certainly a challenging exercise. However, today, I feel that this history, which is also an ecosystem, needs to manifest itself. I hear this new composition asking me to assume the great life and the small death that this art gives me. 

Teresa Silva

Creation and performance: Teresa Silva 

Choreography: Teresa Silva based on choreographic material from the pieces “Um Espanto não se Espera” and “Leva a mão que eu levo o braço” co-created with Elizabete Francisca; “O que fica do que passa” and “Nova Criação” co-created with Filipe Pereira; “A vida enorme/La vie en or” co-created with Maria Lemos and “Oráculo” co-created with Sara Anjo 

Artistic assistance: David Marques 

Music: “Bang bang” by Nancy Sinatra; excerpt of ""Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune” by Claude Debussy; “Upper Spiral” by Rui Dâmaso; excerpt of “Heroes” by David Bowie and excerpt of “Inquietação” by José Mário Branco 

Costumes: António Mv, Teresa Silva, Elizabete Francisca, Filipe Pereira, Maria Lemos and Sara Anjo 

Studio support: Brotéria, Forum Dança, O Rumo do Fumo, Estúdios Victor Córdon and Paróquia da Encarnação 

Promotional photographs: Teresa Silva from photographs by Bruno Simão, Cláudia Mateus, DR, Joana Linda and Joana Patita 

Performance photographs: Joana Linda

Acknowledgements: Elizabete Francisca, Filipe Pereira, Maria Lemos, Sara Anjo, António Mv, Rui Dâmaso, Eva Oddo, Vítor Alves Brotas, Janine Lages, Digo Costa and Andrea Rodella and the teams from Brotéria and Paróquia da Encarnação

Duration 1h

Age restriction M/6 years