Live Collision International Festival presents...
Vitoria : Buraco
by Ebun Sodipo
World Premiere
Vitoria : Buraco is a live theatrical performance by Ebun Sodipo that will focus on Vitoria, an enslaved African trans woman living in Lisbon in the 17th century.
Vitoria was a healer and sex worker living in Lisbon’s waterfront, who attracted the attention of the Portuguese Inquisition, who sentenced her to perpetual imprisonment as a rower on the King of Portugal’s galleys. She was from Benin in modern-day Nigeria, stating in her trial that women where she was from had bodies like her, gesturing to an alternative gender system, and way of relating to the body.
Developed using the transcripts from her trial, and scholarship on her life, the performance centres on Sodipo’s relationship to this archive and what it means to find Vitoria. Taking place between Benin, Lisbon, the artist’s bath, dream space and the hole in the sky, the story of Vitoria will be told in a non-linear narrative using monologue, movement and sound. Vitoria is the first step in an ongoing research and practice honoring the life of Vitoria.
This event is part of Live Collision International Festival 2024.
Accessibility
Live Collision is committed to creating safe spaces for our audience to access the festival with ease and comfort. With this in mind, we welcome audience members who wish to remain masked during events.
At the request of the Artists, we will be hosting two masked events to create an accessible space for those who are immunocompromised. However, we understand that some people cannot wear masks for a variety of reasons and we want to assure our audience that this will not affect your ability to attend any of our events. Masks will be available at the festival free of charge.
These events include:
LAKE BURST – The Bureau of Speculative Archaeology Thursday 25th at 7pm / The Bureau of Speculative Archaeology Friday 26th at 1pm and BLACKMAGICRAWR on Friday 26th April at 7pm.
Other accessible events will include:
An ISL interpreted performance of BLACKMAGICRAWR on Friday 26th April at 7pm (concession tickets available) and live captioning of Vitoria : Buraco on Friday 26th April at 9pm (concession tickets also available).
We look forward to welcoming you to Live Collision International Festival 2024!
If you require assistance for your visit, please do not hesitate to contact us at access@projectartscentre.ie or call 01 8819 613. You can find the latest information about Project’s accessibility here.
Funding
Commissioned by Live Collision International Festival funded by Arts Council Ireland with additional support from Carlow Arts Festival.