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The song starts with the voice of a woman who speaks. She speaks creole. She speaks Tshokwe. She speaks Portuguese. On stage, three bodies, and three women are portrayed as foreigners, speaking these three languages. In each woman, an essence, a personality, and a journey intertwined, with the certainty that nothing will be the same. In this Black Dawn, we look for the origins and the deepest roots of these cultures, by celebrating their legacy and defining a path where we assert ourselves as protagonists of our own stories.

Aurora Negra has been in circulation since 2020 and has already been presented in several cities in Portugal, Brazil, Germany, Cape Verde, and Angola.



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Duration: 90 minutes
Age Rating: 12 years old

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Credits

Artistic direction, creation and interpretation
Cleo Diára, Isabel Zuaa, Nádia Yracema

Scenography
Tony Cassanelli

Costumes
José Capela

Costume making
Maria dos Prazeres, Marina Tabuado

Light design and video mapping
Felipe Drehmer

Operation Light and Sound
Julio Brécho

Original composition and Sound Design
Caroline Varela, Yaw Tembe

Styling
Eloisa D'Ascensão, Jorge Carvalhal

Dramaturgy Support
Sara Graça, Teresa Coutinho

Movement Support
Bruno Huca

Research Support
Melanie Petremont

Creation Support
Bruno Huca, Inês Vaz

Produced by
Cama A.C - Maria Tsukamoto

Co-production
D. Maria II National Theatre, Vila Flor Cultural Center, O Espaço do Tempo, Teatro Viriato. Winning show of the 2nd Edition of the Amélia Rey Colaço Scholarship

Support
Alkantara and Casa Independente

Thanks
Beta Barreto, Carlos Duarte, Chico Abreu, Cleida Sofia Tavares, Cristina Roldão, David Pires, Eduardo Pinto, Fernanda, Jacinto and family, Geraldine Moureau, Ilda Figueiredo, Inês Valdez, Joana Costa Santos, João Cão, João Martins, Kenzo Pereira, Lourena Tomé, Manuel Maria Cristo, Maria da Luz Tavares, Maria Matos Figueiredo, Nilton Matos Cristo, Nilvano Matos Cristo, Nina Silva, Ricardo Martins, Rita Alves, Rita Bernardes, Rosa Tito Pinto, Sessa, Tiago Moura, Vito Paulo Martins, m Camará, Zenaida Ramos, UMAR, UBUNTU, SOS Racismo, Inmune, all the actors and actresses who are part of the video.

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Cleo Diára, Isabél Zuaa, Nádia Yracema

Aurora Negra is the collective created by Cleo Diára, Isabél Zuaa and Nádia Yracema. The three graduated from ESTC (Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema) and followed a path of interpretation and creation for Theater and Cinema, nationally and internationally. The project was born to create a space where they could tell their stories with their own narratives, fictions, voices, and bodies, celebrating their ancestry in all forms. Since 2020 they have created the shows Aurora Negra,  Cosmos, and Missão da Missão. Additionally, they assume the curatorship of the Kilombo Program, presented at Alkantara in 2021 and at the Alkantara Festival 2023.