Flatland
Part 1
In the production Flatland: Part 1 by Patricia Portela (Portugal/Belgium) the square Flatman lives his life in a two-dimensional, geometric world in which squares, circles and triangles co-exist, unaware of other life forms.
Information
(Objekt ID 10139)| Object type | Production |
| Coproducers | WP Zimmer, O Espaço do Tempo, |
| Language | English |
| Keywords | Multimedia |
Requirements to venue
| Blackout | No |
In Flatland: Part 1 by Patricia Portela Flatman one day discovers that he can enter a higher dimension, our three dimensional world. It will only work out if he has a big enough audience, which has Flatman plan a strategy to conquer three-dimensional immortality.
Flatland: Part 1 by Patricia Portela is a multimedia production; a cross-over in which live performance and animation are mixed. Letters, images and small notes are projected on a book measuring 3x4 meter onstage, telling a story balancing between an essay and a fairytale for adults.
The production is based on the cult classic Flatland: A romance of many dimensions (1884) by Edwin A. Abbott. The book has been respected for the way it satirises the social hierarchy in Victorian society and is still used by mathematicians in studies of higher dimensions.
Patricia Portela has worked with several theatre and dance companies since 1994, mainly as a costume designer and a dramaturge. Flatland: Part 1 has won several awards.
Flatland: Part 1 by Patricia Portela was supported by Arts Council Norway.
Source: Spring program 2007, Avant Garden.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Patricia Portela | – Text |
| Helder Cardoso | – Visual design |
| Christoph De Boeck | – Sound design |
| Patricia Portela | – Illustrations |
| Anton Skrzypiciel | – Actor |
| Anton Skrzypiciel | – Voiceover |
| Patricia Portela | – Producer |
| Helena Serra | – Producer |
| Patricia Portela | – Coordinator |
| Patricia Bateira | – Assistant |
| Patricia Bateira | – Other |
| Irma Lucia | – Other |
| Antoine Vandewaude | – Other |
| March 16, 2007 – Teaterhuset Avant Garden | Show |
| March 15, 2007 – Teaterhuset Avant Garden | Show |
"The ingenious editing of the texts, photos and film balances in between an essay and a fairytale for adults"
Jeroen Peters in De Morgen