A group of acrobats arrive at the square, sit down and begin to tell stories that make up a collection of folk wisdom. What can artists do? Tell stories, fool others, and be masters in bed. At least that’s how they are portrayed in the play “O Homem do Caminho”, which Escola da Noite presents in collaboration with Quinta Parede on Wednesday at the Teatro da Cerca de São Bernardo in Coimbra. The production was directed by José Caldas and written by Plinio Marcos (1935–1999), actor, director, journalist and accursed writer, author who was silenced by the military dictatorship in Brazil.
“Initially, the text was a short story, which Plinio turned into a monologue for the theater. I turned it into a dialogue and performed it with Allex Miranda and Giuliana Roseiro,” says José Caldas, who says the performance is a call for unity. . “I like this work because it is a metaphor for the artist’s life, and also because it contains a kind of religiosity in the sense that it calls for the union of all people,” he concludes.