А scream in the dark

The show is in English.

"A Scream in the Dark” is a project by Companhia Nova de Teatro in association with La MaMa Experimental Theatre that investigates some aspects of military dictatorship and censorship in Brazil (1964-1985) – one of the most obscure periods from the recent history of the country.

Based on political prisoners’ testimonies and letters filed in the National Archives of Brazil, this multimedia play casts a glance on women whowere arrested and tortured during the Brazilian Military Regime.

In this moment when authoritarianism arises in the world and threatensdemocracy and freedom of speech, it’s essential that the Arts bringcritical and poetical thoughts on the events of our time and warn on howcorrosive the populist totalitarian regimes are.

In this solo performed by Carina Casuscelli, a woman finds archive boxes om a dark room. The archived documents are read and interpreted by the woman, with the support of video and slide projections evoking memories and glashes of one of the most tenebrous periods of Brazilian history.