The message of the Portuguese Society of Authors (SPA) for World Theater Day 2023 says that “the time has come to feed those who stubbornly give themselves” to the creation of the theater, “the story of their life and their struggle.”
“Applause for the theater is necessary and liberating,” writes production designer Catarina Amaro, author of the SPA message for World Theater Day, which is celebrated on Monday.
Alluding to imprisonment due to the covid-19 pandemic, Catarina Amaro recalls that “we live with empty scenes, with silent bodies, with talent imprisoned, devoid of real”, so “it’s time for reunions” and “it depends on everyone” take part in a new chapter of this story.
A place of “memories and experiences,” the theater is “a stage where all stories fit” that “broadcast and reflect our reality, our human condition, what we really are,” the stage designer emphasizes, adding that the theater also serves as an “expression of conscience” with which we nurture “collective memories that enrich our cultural heritage.”
As a place of communication, “the art of the theater confronts, excites, illuminates and makes us feel more alive” in its ability to “unite all the arts” and renew itself “in the constant restlessness and ingenuity of every day, in those who do not give up.”
Therefore, for Catarina Amaro, the time has come to “applaud those who give generously and reveal themselves with words, gestures, tears or desires”, and make the stage “a space for reflection, beauty and freedom through the conflicts of a thousand and one”. lives, endless characters.
Theater is a place where “everything happens in a unique and ephemeral now,” he notes. Therefore, “let’s make the theater our home.” […]from stage to home, communication, communication of bodies, clashes of languages that make us reflect and think”, concludes Catarina Amaro.
Catarina Amaro took a stage and stage design course at the Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema de Lisboa in 1987 when she made her debut as set and costume designer in O Circo dos Desenganos. , about two plays by Miguel Rovisco.
His work includes structures such as Teatro da Malaposta, Teatro do Noroeste and Teatro Nacional D. Maria II.
He is also present in television and film, in productions such as Inspector Max, Donos Disto Tudo, Bem-vindos a Beirais and O Crime do Padre Amaro.
At the initiative of the International Theater Institute, a body that is part of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), since 1961 March 27 has been celebrated as World Theater Day.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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