Ana Rita Xavier
☾ Fruta do Acaso
Performance
20 Mar. 23:00
Mala Voadora
40’
My presence during absence, said the most beautiful ghost in the world.And if she has always seen me — really seen me, seen my gestures and mannerisms, without correction — then I see her too, even now.I wanted to dance memories like a child who screams or laughs whenever they feel like it, but I don’t know if I can. So I let failure guide me and try to connect with the strangeness of my intuition, as if another agency — one other than consciousness — were directing me.It is the clown with a porcelain head.For her, Josefa de Miranda.
Creation & performance:
Ana Rita Xavier
Inner gaze:
Josefa de Miranda
Outer gaze:
Maria Miguel Rodrigues, João Sarnadas
Original music:
Vitória Castelo, 7 anos e Julieta Saavedra, 9 anos - Princesa Super-Homem Cão; Wild Man Fisher, Roberto Carlos
Sound editing:
José Pedro Folhadela
Costume:
Ana Paula Ferreira
Photography:
João Salgueiro Baptista
Residency:
Amparo99
Thanks to:
Wura Moraes, João Sarnadas, Pepas, Zhang Qinzhe, Rua Escura, Campus Paulo Cunha e Silva, Orpheu Unipessoal Lda
Ana Rita Xavier (eli/deli), Portugal.
Performer, co-creator, and facilitator, based in Porto. Holds a degree in Creation and Performance in Contemporary Dance from the Escola Superior de Dança (Lisbon, 2016). Their practice explores concepts such as horizontality, de-hierarchization, presence, absence, and strangeness. Notable collaborations as performer/co-creator include Jo Castro, Gil Mac, Xana Novais, Guilherme de Sousa and Pedro Azevedo (BLUFF), André Braga and Cláudia Figueiredo (CRL – Central Elétrica), Aura, and Wura Moraes.Selected projects include Ming the Clam and the Immortal Jellyfish (TMP – Campo Alegre, 2024); the short film Fruta do Acaso (A Nebulosa course, produced by Rua Escura – Cinema Trindade, 2024); the research project Instimulável (since 2024 – Amparo99, Campus PCS, TMP – Campo Alegre, Grand Luxe network); and BEAUTIFUL, co-created with Daniel Conant (TMP – Campo Alegre, Festival DDD 2025).In 2026, they will premiere Tender Riot, co-created with Daniel Conant, Madison Pomarico, Andy Pomarico, Maurícia Barreira Neves, Jonas Friedlich, and Belisa Branças (GUIdance, Festival DDD, Teatro José Lúcio da Silva).
Ana Rita Xavier
☾ Fruta do Acaso
Performance
20 Mar. 23:00
Mala Voadora
40’
My presence during absence, said the most beautiful ghost in the world.And if she has always seen me — really seen me, seen my gestures and mannerisms, without correction — then I see her too, even now.I wanted to dance memories like a child who screams or laughs whenever they feel like it, but I don’t know if I can. So I let failure guide me and try to connect with the strangeness of my intuition, as if another agency — one other than consciousness — were directing me.It is the clown with a porcelain head.For her, Josefa de Miranda.
Creation & performance
Ana Rita Xavier
Inner gaze
Josefa de Miranda
Outer gaze
Maria Miguel Rodrigues, João Sarnadas
Original music
Vitória Castelo, 7 anos e Julieta Saavedra, 9 anos - Princesa Super-Homem Cão; Wild Man Fisher, Roberto Carlos
Sound editing
José Pedro Folhadela
Costume
Ana Paula Ferreira
Photography
João Salgueiro Baptista
Residency
Amparo99
Thanks to
Wura Moraes, João Sarnadas, Pepas, Zhang Qinzhe, Rua Escura, Campus Paulo Cunha e Silva, Orpheu Unipessoal Lda
Ana Rita Xavier (eli/deli), Portugal.
Performer, co-creator, and facilitator, based in Porto. Holds a degree in Creation and Performance in Contemporary Dance from the Escola Superior de Dança (Lisbon, 2016). Their practice explores concepts such as horizontality, de-hierarchization, presence, absence, and strangeness. Notable collaborations as performer/co-creator include Jo Castro, Gil Mac, Xana Novais, Guilherme de Sousa and Pedro Azevedo (BLUFF), André Braga and Cláudia Figueiredo (CRL – Central Elétrica), Aura, and Wura Moraes.Selected projects include Ming the Clam and the Immortal Jellyfish (TMP – Campo Alegre, 2024); the short film Fruta do Acaso (A Nebulosa course, produced by Rua Escura – Cinema Trindade, 2024); the research project Instimulável (since 2024 – Amparo99, Campus PCS, TMP – Campo Alegre, Grand Luxe network); and BEAUTIFUL, co-created with Daniel Conant (TMP – Campo Alegre, Festival DDD 2025).In 2026, they will premiere Tender Riot, co-created with Daniel Conant, Madison Pomarico, Andy Pomarico, Maurícia Barreira Neves, Jonas Friedlich, and Belisa Branças (GUIdance, Festival DDD, Teatro José Lúcio da Silva).