Marco da Silva Ferreira
F*cking Future
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Portuguese artist Marco da Silva Ferreira is one of the most incisive choreographers of the present day. In 2024 he opened Sommerszene with his brilliant piece Carcaça. This year he returns to the festival with the Austrian premiere of F*cking Future. This is a piece that revolves around topical themes such as willingness to use violence, masculinity and militarisation, along with the complex interactions between patriarchal systems, collective affects and physical discipline.
On a stage open from all four sides, a choreographic march unfolds between revolution and resistance. Eight dancers move in pulsating rhythms, striding, strolling, stamping – always going forwards, always in a formation that leaves space for individual variations. Shiny trousers, chainmail tops and shimmering light reinforce the ambivalent aesthetic of a collective body that oscillates between euphoria and menace.
F*cking Future raises questions about the power of crowds, about conformism and protest – and about the future that we will create or destroy together. Its message is unmistakable: we remain here, resisting through movement.
„Are you with me?
We are the ghosts you tried to kill.“
Marco da Silva Ferreira
Marco da Silva Ferreira began his artistic career as a dancer and choreographer in 2012, having previously studied the body as a competitive swimmer and in physiotherapy. He is currently Associate Artist at the Maison de la Danse in Lyon. In his pieces, which he tours worldwide, he is interested in community, identity and humanity.
Warning: strobe light effects, loud music, basses
Warm Up - introductory talk: at 7.30 pm
Artistic direction & choreography: Marco da Silva Ferreira
Artistic & Dramaturgy assistance: Catarina Miranda & Cristina Planas Leitão
Performers: Catarina Casqueiro, Eríc Amorim dos Santos, Fábio Krayze, Doisy Bryan, Marco da Silva Ferreira, Matias Rocha Moura, Max Makowski, Nala Revlon
Performers (trainee): José Santos
Performers (residency): Mélanie Ferreira
Music: Rui Lima & Sérgio Martins
Light: Teresa Antunes & Rui Monteiro
Costumes and set: Marco da Silva Ferreira
Production direction: Mafalda Bastos
Production assistance: Ana Lopes
Production Structure: P-ulsa
Diffusion: ART HAPPENS
Coproducer: Maison de la danse, Lyon/Pôle européen de création, in support of Biennale de Lyon (FR), Sadler's Wells (UK), Charleroi danse, centre chorégraphique de Wallonie -Bruxelles (BE), Teatro Municipal do Porto (PT), PACT Zollverein (GE), Points Communs - Nouvelle Scène nationale of Cergy-Pontoise / Val d’Oise (FR), Théâtre National de Chaillot (FR), Julidans Amsterdam (NL), TANDEM Scène nationale (FR), La Place de la Danse – CDCN Toulouse / Occitanie (FR), Tanz im August / HAU Hebbel am Ufer (GE), Centro Cultural de Belém (PT)
Residency coproducers_ O Espaço do Tempo; Centro de Criação de Candoso, Teatro Municipal do Porto; CRL-Central Elétrica.
With the support of Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels and República Portuguesa – Cultura, Juventude e Desporto / Direção-Geral das Artes.