The importance of being Simone de Beauvoir
The importance of being Simone de Beauvoir
a performance by Miguel Bonneville
Ever since I have read 'She Came To Stay’ (the author's first published novel) a few years ago, Simone de Beauvoir has been present in all of my works. Her books revolve around of all the issues that are central to my own work: autobiography, politics/feminism, gender/sexuality, existentialism and death. We address these issues in very different ways, but our base and our principle are the same - we believe in the quest for truth and we believe in the value of culture, because both saved us from despair at an early age.
Direction and performance: Miguel Bonneville
Dramaturgical Support: João Manuel de Oliveira
Lighting Design: Nuno Patinho
Original Music: Susana Santos Silva
Costume Design: Mariana Sá Nogueira
Video and Photographic Recording: Joana Linda
Executive production: Cristina Correia
Production: Horta Seca Associação Cultural
This performance was funded by Direcção Geral das Artes (PT) and La Fundición (SP).