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
Original music:
Vitória Castelo, 7 years old, and Julieta Saavedra, 9 years old – Princesa Super-Homem Cão; Wild Man Fischer; Roberto Carlos
Sound editing:
José Pedro Folhadela
Costume:
Ana Paula Ferreira
Make-up:
Letícia Costelha
Photography:
João Salgueiro Baptista
Residency:
Amparo99
Thanks to:
Wura Moraes, João Sarnadas, Pepas, Zhang Qinzhe, Rua Escura, Campus Paulo Cunha e Silva
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
Original music:
Vitória Castelo, 7 years old, and Julieta Saavedra, 9 years old – Princesa Super-Homem Cão; Wild Man Fischer; Roberto Carlos
Sound editing:
José Pedro Folhadela
Costume:
Ana Paula Ferreira
Make-up:
Letícia Costelha
Photography:
João Salgueiro Baptista
Residency:
Amparo99
Thanks to:
Wura Moraes, João Sarnadas, Pepas, Zhang Qinzhe, Rua Escura, Campus Paulo Cunha e Silva
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).