Raquel André
Belonging | E di | Pertenencia | Zugehörigkeit | Pertença | 絆

17 – 18 October

Madrid – Réplika Teatro Biennial 2025 performance, cinema, Music

© Tiago de Jesus Brás

Directed by Raquel André, ‘Belonging | E di | Pertenencia | Zugehörigkeit | Pertença | 絆’ is a journey through possible encounters with the feeling of belonging.
Meeting people, getting to know their personal stories, their lives, their memories full of future. This show, which could be a performance film, suggests an immersion in the complexity of the idea of belonging. From the importance of genetic mapping of human populations through DNA tests, to the ethical, political, geographical, social and economic problems of this same data, to narratives about belonging as a feeling and, yes, a property to be urgently mapped. A show where images and live music form attempts to capture the feeling of belonging, are poetic movements of telling someone’s personal story.

Sessions

17 – 18.10.25

Réplika Teatro, Madrid

21:00, 20:00
Artistic Direction
Raquel André
Co-creation
Bernardo de Almeida and Raquel André
Music
Aliu Baio and Herlander
Live music
Aliu Baio
Film
Bernardo de Almeida, Francisco Fidalgo and Raquel André
Cast
Aliu Baio, Bernardo de Almeida, Cary Shiu, Celeste Ferreira, César Juarez-Joyner, Francisco Fidalgo, Gisela Casimiro, Herlander, João Carlos Vieira, Joel A.S. Almeida, Maíra Gerstner, Minerva H. Trejo, Paola Everardo, Raquel André and Sandra Homero Hidalgo
Creative Support
Gisela Casimiro
Production
Missanga
Scientific Consultant
Sandra Homero Hidalgo
Lighting Design
Wilma Moutinho
Costume Design
José António Tenente
Tour Technician
João Teixeira
Film Photography and Post-Production
Francisco Fidalgo
Film Audio Post-Production
Francisco Marujo
Film Colour Correction
Mafalda Aleixo
Subtitles for the Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Gisela Casimiro
Press Relations
Mafalda Simões
Haikus
Gisela Casimiro
Design
Co-production
Teatro Rivoli - Porto, Teatro São Luiz, O Teatrão, Cine-Teatro Louletano and Setúbal City Council
Support and Artistic Residency
Casa da Cultura (Setúbal - PT), Cine-Teatro Louletano (Loulé - PT), Portuguese Cultural Centre (Bissau - GB), Mexican Institute of Genomic Medicine (Mexico City - MX), Linha de Fuga (Coimbra - PT), Escola do Largo (Lisbon - PT)
Presentation partner in Madrid
Replika Teatro
Support for the presentation in Madrid
Programação Cultural Cruzada Portugal-Espanha – 50 anos de democracia
Duration and age rating
45min, M/12
Obs.
Multiple languages (subtitles and audio description in Spanish)

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