performance

this performance was inspired by alberto pimenta’s book, ‘as 4 estações’ (the 4 seasons). it unfolds as a train journey spanning four seasons, where not everything is idyllic. there’s a narrator, an old man, and an occasional ticket inspector. dante, shakespeare, and homer make appearances, and at the end, santa apolónia awaits all who survive, with or without their teeth. in between, there’s a nightingale trapped by a girl with a silk ribbon, suffocating heat, and, of course, summer, autumn, and winter.

created by diogo bento, miguel bonneville, and elisabete fragoso, this performance delves into the themes of journey and death, drawing from the remarkable prose of one of portugal’s most distinctive literary figures.