SEGUE 2015: Massacre

PRESENTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH INSITE ARTS "...The incongruous intersects with the satirical to create a unique, engaging production that challenges our view of the truth." "Paulo Castro's creation doesn't seek refuge in language devices or gratuitous morals: in a direct, simple and quick language, it speaks of everything that should be said - everything that must be said - so that forgetting won't lead to inhumanity." Massacre is an explosive theatre work about the politics and violence of East Timor. Timor (John Romao) and East (Paulo Castro) work with weapons of grotesque, sarcasm and a trash metal soundtrack to create a scenic, hypnotic and dangerous game. The mutant metamorphosis of Australia, Indonesia and Portugal make for an in-your-face confrontation to the East Timor crisis. It is in this dubious context that the play takes place: money as a way of buying human dignity and making us forget the massacres. Since forming Stone/Castro in 2003 in Europe, Jo Stone and Paulo Castro have been commissioned to direct, create and write contemporary theatre pieces for many Australian and European Companies. For Massacre, Stone/Castro partnered with John Romao, Artistic Director of Portuguese-based Colectivo 84. The result is a challenging, explosive piece of theatre. Nobody runs, the massacre is almost over. THIS WORK WILL BE PERFORMED IN ENGLISH Texts and Direction by Paulo Castro Performed by John Romao and Paulo Castro Sound Design by John Romao and Paulo Castro Lighting Design by Nuno Patinho Produced by Insite Arts Co-production: Colectivo 84, Stone/Castro, Festival Citemor Artistic Residence: Negocio/Zdb (Lisbon) Colectivo 84 is a structure supported by the Government of Portugal - Secretaria de Estado da Cultura/Direcao Geral das Artes