Marco Mendonça
Blackface
April
2025
Fri
4
Sat
5
Sinopse
Blackface is a solo performance written and directed by Marco Mendonça, a musical conference between stand-up comedy and fantasy, between satire and physical theatre, between burlesque and documentary. Drawing on personal experiences and the history of blackface as a racist theatrical practice—from its roots in the USA to Portuguese cases—, Marco Mendonça looks at the limits of what can and cannot be depicted on stage. Considering the extensive gallery of events in which this racist practice has been used to portray black people as inferior members of Portuguese society, is it possible to think that racism does not exist in Portugal?
This performance contains references to racial violence.
This performance contains references to racial violence.
story
blackness
belongingness
racism
© Diana Tinoco
© Diana Tinoco
© Diana Tinoco
© Diana Tinoco
© Diana Tinoco
Aditional info
- Price
9€
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Duration
1h30
- Age rating
14+
- Additional information
Spoken in Portuguese with descriptive subtitles in Portuguese and English
Acessibilidades do espetáculo
Audio Description
Descriptive subtitling for deaf or hard of hearing people
More limited access
Text
Strobe or intense lights
Author's bio text
Marco Mendonça, Mozambique, 1995. Graduated in Theater - acting branch - from ESTC. He interned at the Teatro Nacional D. Maria II between 2015 and 2016. In the following years he was part of shows by Liesbeth Gritter, Ricardo Neves-Neves, Paula Diogo, Tonan Quito, Mala Voadora, among others. As an author and co-creator, he worked with João Pedro Leal and Eduardo Molina on "Parlamento Elefante" (2019), and "Cordyceps" (2021). He signed his first solo creation in 2023 with the show "Blackface". He is currently in the cast of "Catarina and the beauty of killing fascists", by Tiago Rodrigues.
Ficha Técnica
- Artistic direction, creation and performance
Marco Mendonça
Creation support
Bruno Huca
Dramaturgy support
Gisela Casimiro
Video
Heverton Harieno
Musical composition and sound design
Mestre André
Lighting design
Rui Monteiro
Set design
Pedro Azevedo
Costume
Aldina Jesus
English translation
Joseph Owen
Subtitling preparation
Patrícia Pimentel
Technical direction and light operation
Manuel Abrantes
- Set design assembly
Daniela Cardante
Audio description
Henrique Neves (FrancoAcesso)
Produced by
Alkantara (Sinara Suzin, Carolina Gameiro)
Co-produced by
Alkantara, Teatro do Bairro Alto, Teatro Viriato
Co-production residency
O Espaço do Tempo
Residency support
Moussem Nomadisch Kunstencentrum
Acknowledgements
Ana Cristina Mendonça, André e. Teodósio, Artistas Unidos, Bernardo Peixoto, Catarina Amaral, Cidália Espadinha, Cleo Diára, Eduardo Mendonça, Eduardo Molina, Gio Lourenço, Isabél Zuaa, Márcia Mendonça, Marcos Cardão, Maria Jorge, Nádia Yracema, Nuna, Nuno Lopes, Soraia Tavares, Raquel S., Tiago Bartolomeu Costa e Vanessa Coelho
