Saturday/Sunday - 19H00 - Jardins da Praça do Município

A solo theatre act on chinese pole.

It’s a big day for Dona Augusta. Sugar, flour, 5 eggs. You are invited. But quiet, maybe the birds are coming, too. Rising, falling, wrinkling, crinkling, trembling, waving. Smoke husching.

Inspired by Valter Hugo Maes novel “A máquina a fazer espanois” and the legend of the “caladinhos” - cookies invented by a Portuguese baker in the opposition of Salazar’s dictatorship- Sabeth Dannenberg is creating an absurd story. Transforming her body and the chinese pole she is melting acrobatics and storytelling. Combining physical theatre and new circus she is creating her own theatre language.

A physical monkey production in coproduction with Pumpenhaus Münster (DE).
In cooperation with Projeto EZ (PT)
Supported by ECCE (DE).

Concept & Performance: Sabeth Dannenberg
Cenography: João Pinto - Proketo EZ
Sound: Gregor Keienburg

Contact: physicalmonkey.com

Sabeth Dannenberg, born 1991 in Germany, studied Physical Theatre at Folkwang University, Essen. Since her graduation she is living and working in Germany and Portugal. In 2016 she created her solo show “terra” on Imaginarius festival PT.
She created Physical Monkey in 2017 in order to focus her solo performances on Physical Theatre and New Circus. Sabeth is uniting artists from various fields such as dance, theatre and new circus for each project performing among others in various theatres in NRW, Germany. Using the Chinese Pole as stage, prop and partner the company is cutting-edge within the field of contemporary circus in Germany. Sabeth is also teaching physical theatre methods at RUB University DE and coaching and choreographing young artists.