ONE: the first of the integer numbers; digit that represent one thing or person only; the unity, something wright, the one that occupies the first place on a series; the one that does not admit division; the same, same nature; that is not a multiple; its parts agglomerate to form a whole.
ONE # 1 [UM # 1] is the first study about resistance, resilience and survival. Being transversal to several themes, this study enfocuses on a continuous physicality, that never stops, that doesn’t reach a limit in spite of not being able to go any further. 

The virtuosity of the gladiator in an arena, the gymnasts at the Olympic games, the marathonist, the athlete, that trains solely for that moment, is lived on stage as a fight for survival.

The study reflects the process – how can I survive this group of students? How can I resist? How can I transcend? How can I inhabit the dichotomy: The performer executes / The athlete performs?
The fight for integrity of the artist must be considered as a metaphor for the everyday daily fight, of all human beings to become more human.

Choreography

Cristina Planas Leitão 

Performers co-creators

Ana Menezes, Ana Mafalda Sousa, Ana Oliveira, Ana Sofia Pereira, Andreia Soares, Anita Grosse, Ariana Silva, Bruna Marques, Bruna Nunes, Carolina Vieira, Catarina Barbosa, Catarina Pinto, Daniela Gonçalves, Francisca Marques, Francisca Pereira, Gonçalo Cardoso, Helena Magalhães, Joana Magalhães, Maria do Rosário Silva, Mariana Fernandes, Miguel Leitão, Rute Azevedo, Sara Costa, Vítor Hugo Silva (Alunos do 3º ano de Dança do Balleteatro Escola Profissional)

Production

Balleteatro, Teresa Camarinha

Duration

aprox. 30 min