Luísa Saraiva

Agora Baixou o Sol

Now the sun sets

(2026)

Luísa Saraiva

Since the 12th and 13th centuries, the women of Portugal have carried on a tradition whose antiquity and origin are impossible to assess [...] foreign travelers noted that in the Northwest of the Peninsula, unlike in other countries, women sang more than men [...] with their shrill, high-pitched, nasal voices, unbearable indoors, but suitable for the open air, where the voice must carry far, they sing endless verses.

Rodney Gallop in Cantares do Povo Português (1937)

Choreography, Artistic Direction Luísa Saraiva

Sound Design Francisco Antão

Light Design Letícia Sckrycky

Choreographic Assistance and Research Connor Scott

Instruments Inês Tartaruga Água

Costumes Isabelle Lange

Outside Eye Niklaus Bein

Vocal coach Fabíola Augusta

Production Management Nadine Freisleben, Teresa Camarinha/Bactéria

Acknowledgements John Cussans

A production by Bactéria and parasite projects. Co-production Festival Dias da Dança/Teatro Municipal do Porto Rivoli.Campo Alegre; PACT Zollverein. Funded by Nationale Performance Netz; Direcção-Geral das Artes/República Portuguesa - Cultura. Supported by Schloss Mentin, CAMPUS PCS, CRL - Central Electrica.

Premiere March 2026 tbc

The research and preparation of this work was made possible through the research grant of Kunststiftung NRW