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Gisberta

The reason for this performance is because of Gisberta, the transgendered woman killed in Porto. Performer 1, performing on stage in drag, unrolls toilet paper and circulates among the audience tables, bringing sheets of paper to each spectator. On stage, Performer 2 unfurls large-scale images from a collection of photographic prints used in the installation OS ERRANTES by João Sousa Cardoso, curated by José Maia, at the Porto Municipal Gallery in 2014. Meanwhile, Performer 3 reads an original text about the months of confinement, life in downtown Porto and the friendship that unites the three artists.

2020, Manuel Santos Maia (António Lago, João Sousa Cardoso), Gisberta, Cabaré Brutal, Auditório CCOP, Porto. Photo: Gonçalo Araújo.

Manuel Santos Maia

Manuel Santos Maia was born in Mozambique, 1970. Graduated in Painting from FBAUP.
Lives and works in Porto. He has exhibited regularly since 1999. His work includes installation, photography, painting, video, performance, theater and sound. Represented in private and institutional collections. (manuelsantosmaia.blogspot.com)

João Sousa Cardoso (1977) PhD in Social Sciences, Paris Descartes University, Sorbonne. College professor. Artist, writer, director, director and art critic. He is a consultant for the City Museum, Porto. He writes for the magazine Contemporânea and PÚBLICO. (cargocollective.com/joaosousacardoso/BIO)

António Lago attended the École International de Théatre Jacques Lecoq, in Paris, 1995. Director and performer. He co-founded the group Teatro Só (1996), the space a Sala (2006) and the performing arts group Ossos (2012). He has staged shows and created several performances.(antonlago.wixsite.com/antoniolago)