Claralinda, Claralinda, Claralinda is a choreographic songbook in which Luísa Saraiva shares her practice and extensive research around the physicality of singing, the limits of the female voice and the haptic nature of sound. Going through different types of songs and instruments, she explores the sonic possibilities between breathing, sounding and singing through a practice of movement that visually exposes the physical work involved in breath control. Songs are added, transformed and improvised according to the current research and process Luísa is involved in. The musical universe is inspired by traditional folk songs from center and northern Portugal. 

Claralinda, Claralinda, Claralinda was performed under different titles and in several contexts dedicated to artistic research: 

Forplay Society, Kochi Biennale (2022)

Hotelier, Porto (2023)

Soft Incident, KuLe Berlin (2023)

Coreia Journal launch Tour (2023)

Festival Sâlmon, Barcelona (2024)

NOVO Festival, Lisbon (2024)

Foto credits: Daniel Antunes