Tiago Rodrigues: By Heart
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“Miraculous … a communal act of translation.” —New York Times (Critic’s Pick)
Tiago Rodrigues begins By Heart with an assurance that everything will be “calm and normal.” What he omits is just how un-normal “normal” can be. The acclaimed Portuguese playwright proceeds to invite 10 volunteer audience collaborators on stage to learn a sonnet live, while weaving in personal stories and literary references. Inspired by his grandmother who must increasingly rely on memory as her vision deteriorates, the artist engages memory as a tool of resistance. In a time when key words and ideas are being scrubbed from the record, Rodrigues reminds us that it is we who are the keepers.
Sensory note: This performance contains voluntary audience participation.
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Program support provided by AJT Fund; Nor Hall and Roger Hale; and Theatre & New Forms, a program of Villa Albertine and Albertine Foundation.