Gaya de Medeiros
Dad for Dinner
- 17.11 — 19.11 2023
- CCB - Blackbox
- 12,50€ (see discounts)
- ages 16+
- 55 min
- In Portuguese with surtitles in Portuguese and in English
An intimate critique of the construction of manhood and the pressure to conform to its ideal
There are many things between an intimate encounter and the magic of the stage, but what is the shortest distance between those two moments?
Dad for Dinner is a game with the audience that digs into the details of masculinity with poetry and good-humour. It plays with the ways in which we deploy words, feelings, and archetypes around the idea of “being a man.”
The performance is a subjective journey towards the ballast that is our father, that remains in our personality and is at the origin of so many desires and failures.
Gaya de Medeiros
Credits
Concept Gaya de Medeiros Com Gaya de Medeiros & Pedro Melo Alves Set design and lighting Tiago Cadete Dramaturgical assistance Alex Cassal Management Irreal Production Gaya de Medeiros Supported by Estúdios Victor Córdon
Gaya de Medeiros is a trans woman, dancer, drag queen, choreographer, producer, and director. She is trained in animation, ballet, contemporary dance, and dramaturgy. She danced with Companhia de Dança do Palácio das Artes for nine years. Gaya has created three solos (É o amor outra vez, Proteína Desnaturada and After Party) and was a cofounder and producer of Rede Sola de dança. She has choreographed for Drag Taste Lisbon (2019-2021). In Portugal, she has worked with Gustavo Ciríaco and Tiago Cadete, among others. In 2021 she founded BRABA, a platform that aims...