UNDOING LISTENING

[𝖋𝖎𝖓𝖎𝖘ˈ𝖙ɛ𝖗𝖗𝖆] project

UNDOING LISTENING is the first performative practice that emerges from the research project [𝖋𝖎𝖓𝖎𝖘ˈ𝖙ɛ𝖗𝖗𝖆]. It is an installation-performance that seeks to “undo” and systematize listening in order to expand its possibilities. Undoing listening.


UNDOING  -  REVERSING  -  DISORGANIZING  -  DESTROYING  -  SHATTERING  -  OPENING UP  - EXPLODING  -  DISPERSING  -  TRANSFORMING  - VANISHING


Taking as its inspiration the theories and methodologies of composers Eliane Radigue and Pauline Oliveros, UNDOING LISTENING explores the performative, physical and conceptual dimensions of listening and acoustics, approaching them as tools and technologies for “futuring”. Listening is to be understood here as a radical and complex practice, a continuous, intentional and active action of the auditory functions, but also as a state of deep attention, which involves not only listening, but also seeing, beholding, moving, meditating and imagining. 




















Artistic Direction, Choreography and Performance
Sara Vieira Marques

Light Design and Collaboration
Santiago Rodriguez Tricot

Artistic Assistance
Nuno Preto, Inês Luzio e Ángela Diaz Quintela

Sound Adviser
João Bento

Instalation and Object concept and design
Sara Vieira Marques

Object construction
Pedro Guimarães (final version), Carlos Neves (prototype)

Co-production
‘Artistas Douro’ by mala voadora, with funding from CMPorto

Artistic Reasearch Support
‘Reclamar Tempo 2024’ CAMPUS Paulo Cunha e Silva

Residencies
fAUNA - Teatro da Didascália (Joane-PT); Artists' Shelter - Sekoia (Porto-PT); ApalleirA (Sarria-ES); Gnration (Braga-PT); mala voadora (Porto-PT); CRL - Central Eléctrica (Porto-PT); Binaural Nodar (Vouzela-PT); O Espaço do Tempo (Montemor-o-Novo-PT); INAE - Instituto Nacional de artes Escénicas (Montevideo-UY).

Acknowledgements
Diaz Quintela family; Santos; João Grilo; Irina Pereira; Cristina Planas Leitão; Lígia Andrade; Fabrizio Rossi; Bianca Garibaldi; Vera Garat; Santiago Turenne; Florencia Lindner; Florencia Martinelli and Bruno Brandolino. To Nuno, Inês, Ángela and Santi for always giving everything without asking for anything back.

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Presentations- INAE Instituto Nacional de Artes Escénicas (december 2024) *preview
- mala voadora (january 2025) *premier
- Binaural Nodar (april 2025)
- FIDCU Festival Internacional de Danza Contemporánea de Ururguay (september 2025)






*this project was awarded: ARTISTAS DOURO Artistic Grant 2024 - mala voadora (PT); ARTIST’SHELTER Residency Support- Sekoia (PT); fAUNA Residency Support - T.Didascália (PT)