“Anti-Fascist Sessions at the Antic Teatre”

A politicised scene that ranges from the international to the local arena: this is what the theatre on Carrer de Verdaguer i Callís champions. The theatre is offering a series of Anti-Fascist Sessions, an online programme for meeting, reflection and action that highlights how socio-political authoritarianism is threatening the people living in Brazil, under the neo-fascist government of Jair Bolsonaro, and how this still resonates in the memory who those who lived through Franco's dictatorship. This is achieved through video performances, round tables and film forums.
 
Brazil Hijacked
For three weeks, as part of the Anti-Fascist Sessions, the Brazil Hijacked series focuses on highlighting the destruction of contemporary culture and thinking that is currently occurring in the country.
Brazil Hijacked is organised by the independent curators and cultural activists Eduardo Bonito and Isabel Ferreira, in collaboration with the Antic Teatre and the Barcelona Association of Brazilian Women Against Fascism (MBCF-BCN).
It all starts on Friday 3 July, with the opening of “The Antic Teatre at Grec 2020: Anti-Fascist Sessions” and Brazil Hijacked. This latest Antic Teatre programme will also include:
 
Cuidado com aquele bizarra
Princesa Ricardo Marinelli
Duration: 90 min (presentation, performative lecture and round table)
Language: Portuguese (subtitled in Spanish and English)
Brazil 2020. Nothing makes sense. Everything seems to be a one-way street of violence and stupidity. From this starting point, Princesa suggests performing phobias as the idealogical basis of Bolsonarism, censorship and self-censorship, and the hijacking of contemporary performing arts to unite and strengthen Brazil's ultra-conservative militancy. In the midst of the atrocities, what can the body in action say or do? Does continuing to think about art make any sense? Or about dance? Or about performance?
Presentation and text: Princesa Ricardo Marinelli, with the collaboration of Gabriel Machado and Rafael Guarato Photography: Cayo Vieira
 
Pytuhem: Um grito pelos guardiões da floresta [A shout for the Guardians of the Forest]
Zahy Guajajara
Duration: 90 min (presentation, performative lecture and round table)
Language: Portuguese and Tupí-Guarani (subtitled in Spanish and English)
Through the story of her life, Zahy Guajajara explains the struggle for survival of indigenous peoples. She speaks about the Guardians of the Forest, a group of Guajajara who fight for the preservation of the forest, their people, their ancestors and their rituals.
Taking part in the debate: Sônia Bone Guajajara, a Brazilian indigenous leader, and Taciano Brito, director of the documentary Wazayzar, which portrays the essence of the Guajajara people.
 
Online workshop “LAB Sueños pandémicos” [Pandemic Dreams]
Fabi Borges, Lívia Díniz, Rafael Frazão, Thiago Pimentel
Duration: 90 min (presentation, performative lecture and round table)
Language: Spanish
The LAB speaks about the power of dreaming as a factor for activating social networks, forming subjectivity and creating futures, and offers some experiences with technology that we use to work with dreams: NLP (Natural Language Processing), production of graphs and creation of algorithms.
Workshop facilitators: Fabi Borges, Lívia Díniz, Rafael Frazão, Thiago Pimentel Audiovisual production: Daniel Giralt-Miracle
 
Cinema-debate programme: ’On The Outside #MarielleLIives (Do Lado de Fora #MarielleVive)’
Barcelona Association of Brazilian Women Against Fascism and For theAnti-Fascist Struggle
Duration: 90 min
Language: Portuguese (subtitled in Spanish)
A video shows the eruption of the revolt and the cries of protest in the streets of Rio de Janeiro, and especially on the walls of its City Hall, following the murders of Marielle Franco and Anderson Gomes in March 2018.
The cinema-debate sessions have been organised by the Barcelona Association of Brazilian Women Against Fascism and For the Anti-Fascist Struggle (MBCF-BCN). During the sessions, there will be screenings of short films about the anti-fascist struggle, directed by Brazilian film-makers. After the short films, there will be a debate moderated by members of the MBCF-BCN Assembly, with the participation of the directors and other guests, which will explore the questions raised by the films.
Director and photography: Ludmila Curi Script and film editing: Sueli Nascimento Assistant director: Lilia Souza Effects: Tao Burity Taking part in the debate: Soninha Nascimento II, Talíria Petrone, Elisa Lucinda, Bella Lua, Nina Monteiro, Lellêzinha, Nathália Antonucci, Joelma Souza, Pâmela Carvalho, Mônica Santos Francisco, Slam das Minas RJ, Baque Mulher RJ
 
Cinema-debate programme: ‘Project Seeds: Black Women in Politics (Projeto Sementes: Mulheres Negras na Política)’
the Barcelona Association of Brazilian Women Against Fascism and For the Anti-Fascist Struggle
Duration: 90 min
Language: Portuguese (subtitled in Spanish)
In the 2018 elections, in response to the brutal execution of Marielle Franco, the black candidates of all states opposed the rise of fascism in the country. In Rio de Janeiro, Mônica Francisco, Rose Cipriano, Renata Souza, Jaqueline de Jesus, Tainá de Paula and Talíria Petrone ran for the seats of State and Federal Representatives, in search of political renewal. The documentary follows these women on their 2018 campaign trails and shows that a new way of doing politics is possible in Brazil. This documentary is still in post-production. During the debate the project will be explained and a teaser will be screened.
The cinema-debate sessions have been organised by the Barcelona Association of Brazilian Women Against Fascism and For the Anti-Fascist Struggle (MBCF-BCN). During the sessions, there will be screenings of short films about the anti-fascist struggle, directed by Brazilian film-makers. After the short films, there will be a debate moderated by members of the MBCF-BCN Assembly, with the participation of the directors and other guests, which will explore the questions raised by the films.
Directors: Julia Mariano, Éthel Oliveira Script: Helena Dias Researchers: Helena Dias, Lumena Aleluia Taking part in the debate: Julia Mariano, Éthel Oliveira, Ludmila Curi, Maria Dantas
 
Cinema-debate programme: ‘'Sin Alas (Sem Asas)’
the Barcelona Association of Brazilian Women Against Fascism and For the Anti-Fascist Struggle
Duration: 90 min
Language: Portuguese (subtitled in Spanish)
A shortfilm about Zu, a boy that discovers he can fly.
The cinema-debate sessions have been organised by the Barcelona Association of Brazilian Women Against Fascism and For the Anti-Fascist Struggle (MBCF-BCN). During the sessions, there will be screenings of short films about the anti-fascist struggle, directed by Brazilian film-makers. After the short films, there will be a debate moderated by members of the MBCF-BCN Assembly, with the participation of the directors and other guests, which will explore the questions raised by the films.
Direction and script: Renata Martins Production: Issis Valenzuel Edition: Cristina Amaral Performing: Grace Passô como Jussara, Kaik Pereira como Zu, Melvin Santhana como Akins
 
Sobre preguntas, respuestas y cicatrices [About questions, answers and scars]
Alice Ripoll - Cia. REC
Duration: 90 min (presentation, performative lecture and round table)
Language: Portuguese (subtitled in Spanish and English)
Alice Ripoll, a choreographer and director from the Brazilian contemporary dance company REC, shares a creation that originated with reflections within the company, a group with a director and dancers from very different realities that mirrors a Brazil suffering from profound inequalities. Through talking about some of their creations and the realities they are experiencing, they have put together a narrative about the country and what it is going through.
Director: Alice Ripoll Performers and creators: Alan Ferreira, Leandro Coala, Romulo Galvão, Tony Hewerton Direction and production assistant: Anita Tandeta
 
Capitalism for dummies
Azkona&Toloza
Duration: 90 min (presentation, performative lecture and round table)
Language: Spanish
For the first time, Azkona&Toloza are showing a compilation of the series Capitalism for Dummies, which has accompanied their stage production in recent years and explains the origins and consequences of extractivism in Latin America.
Staging: Laida Azkona Goñi and Txalo Toloza Fernández, with the support of Raquel Cors, Rodrigo Rammsy and Ana Rovira Produced by: Elclimamola and Azkona&Toloza
A co-production from the Barcelona Grec 2020 Festival, Azkona&Toloza, Théâtre de la Ville- Paris / Festival d’Automne à Paris, Théâtre Garonne - Scène Européenne, Marche Teatro / Inteatro Festival, and Antic Teatre de Barcelona.
In collaboration with DNA Creación 2019, Azala Kreazio Espazioa, El Graner - Mercat de les Flors, La Caldera, Teatre L’Artesà, Teatro Gayarre, Nave, Centro de creación, and InnovaCultural, promoted by the Fundación Bancaria Caja Navarra and l’Obra Social “la Caixa”.
Teatro Amazonas is a project associated with LABEA, Laboratorio de Arte y Ecología.
 
Other productions in “The Antic Teatre at Grec 2020: Anti-Fascist Sessions”
Some of the productions included in the Anti-Fascist Sessions are not part of the Brazil Hijacked series, but are still of great interest, reflecting on the legacy of political authoritarianism or showcasing the current Barcelona scene.
 
Apariciones sonoras
Amaranta Velarde
Venue: MACBA (in-person activity)
Duration: 30 min
A Centro de Danza Canal, La Caldera and l’Antic Teatre co-production, which can be seen as part of the MACBA at the Grec series.
Further information in the “Front Row” section.
  
Souvenirs. Vol. II. Els aterrits, els revoltats
The Antic Teatre's community arts group, with local residents from the neighbourhood
Director: Marta Galán
Duration: 90 min (presentation, documentary and round table)
Languages: Catalan and Spanish
An audiovisual creation based on the theatrical exploration undertaken by local residents in the Antic Teatre's community arts project, based on the question: “What scars do war and fascism leave on people's minds and bodies?”. In order to answer that question, the project's leaders used a methodology they call “the archaeology of everyday things”. This is a living-memory theatrical process (now audiovisual) that is constructed on stage (now on screen), based on documents, photographs and objects from the past. It is about becoming collectively aware of the way in which war and fascism tear apart people's lives and leave indelible marks. Narrating in order to give new meaning and heal.
Creation and performance: Maria Isabel Gutiérrez, Aurora Roig, Graciela Alonso, Jonathan Ballester, Enrique Ibáñez, Emilia Martín, Mercè Martínez, Francesca Navarrete, Mari Creu Pavan New group participants: Maria Fans, Marisa Garcia Arjona, Iolanda Prieto Asensio Spokespeople for testimonies about anti-Franco resistance: the granddaughters of The Antic Grandmothers (Gemma, Julia, Martina, Carla, Aida) Audiovisual directors: Dani Miracle / Neokinok Camera, editing and montage: Dani Miracle, Abel Montes Sound design: Àlex Polls Salvador Script and general coordination: Marta Galán Sala / TRANSlab Therapeutic support during the exploration and research process: Montserrat Iranzo / DANSALUT Research and documentation on anti-Franco resistance: Pablo González Morandi, Andrés Antebi, Teresa Ferrer. Observatory of Everyday Life (OVQ) Make-up and reading of anti-Franco testimonies: Paola Moreno Iranzo, Andrea Navarro Córdoba Production and communication: the Antic Teatre team (Elisabet Ruiz, Verónica Navas Ramírez, Ona Sallas)
A Barcelona Grec 2020 Festival and Antic Teatre co-production.
With the collaboration of ICUB and the District of Ciutat Vella.
 
Round table in local theatres about the future of performing arts
A talk organised by local theatres in the city. There will be representatives from each theatre, with the participation of Núria Juanico as a conductor.
Further information in the “Latin American Connections - Local Grec”.
More information at the Antic Teatre website