Marlene Monteiro Freitas
In “NÔT”, Marlene Monteiro Freitas shows a world where clear identities and boundaries fade. Inspired by 1001 Nights, she tells stories of love, freedom, and struggle — like an onion with many layers.
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Anatomische Zeichnung eines geöffneten Bauches mit sichtbarer Blutung und chirurgischen Nähten, von Tüchern umrahmt.
In her work, choreographer Marlene Monteiro Freitas explores metamorphosis as a space where identity and alterity blur. With a desire to unravel the boundaries of the fixed and the familiar, she invites the audience into shifting terrains of perception.
Her new piece, “NÔT”, (Cape Verdean Creole for ‘night’) draws from 1001 nights to create a fable-like structure built on accumulation, interruption and suspense.
Tales of love and war, imprisonment and freedom, vice and virtue unfold in layered succession.
“NÔT” becomes an artefact of survival and imagination, where, as Freitas writes, “night after night, the stage becomes an onion.”
- 1 h 45 min
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Production P.OR.KCo-production Festival d'Avignon, Berliner Festspiele, Internationales Sommerfestival Kampnagel, Culturgest, MC2: Maison de la Culture de Grenoble – Scène nationale, Le Quartz – Scène National de Brest, La Comédie de Clermont-Ferrand scène nationale, Maison de la Danse Lyon – Pôle européen de création, La Vilette, Comédie de Genève & La Bâtie – Festival de Genève, Onassis STEGI, Teatro Municipal do Porto, Kunstenfestivaldesarts, PACT ZollvereinResidencies support O Espaço do Tempo, Alkantara, OPART, E.P.E. / ESTÚDIOS VÍTOR CORDON. Onassis AiR, MC2: Maison de la Culture de Grenoble – Scène nationale, Internationales Sommerfestival KampnagelInstitutional support Dançando com a DiferençaAcknowledgements Carlos Duarte, Atelier MC2 GrenobleThe dramaturgical research of NÔT was supported by Onassis AiR in 2025.With the kind support of CAMÕES BERLIM.In cooperation with Berliner Festspiele
Participating artists
Marlene Monteiro Freitas (Choreografie)
Francisco Rolo (Assistenz Choreografie)
Marie Albert (Mit)
Joãozinho de Costa (Mit)
Miguel Filipe (Mit)
Ben Green (Mit)
Henri ʻCookieʼ Lesguillier (Mit)
Tomás Moital (Mit)
Rui Paixão (Mit)
Mariana Tembe (Mit)
Yannick Fouassier (Bühnenbild)
Marlene Monteiro Freitas (Bühnenbild)
Yannick Fouassier (Lichtdesign & Technische Direktion)
João Chicó (Lichttechnik)
Marlene Monteiro Freitas (Kostümdesign)
Marisa Escaleira (Kostümdesign)
Rui Antunes (Sounddesign)
Ana Luísa Novais (Stagemanagement)
Cláudio Silva (Besondere Bühnenelemente)
Emma Ait-Kaci (Hospitanz Bühnenbild)
João Figueira (Künstlerische Beratung)
Martin Valdés-Stauber (Künstlerische Beratung)
Key Performance (Distribution)
Dates
August 2025
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