Palcos Instáveis

Simulacro [Simulacrum] is an exercise in intimacy, repetition and resistance. Two bodies in continuous action explore the limits of their proximity through nature degenerative gesture. A diffuse space is created between the real and the staged, between the public and the private sector, enhancing states of vulnerability, expectation and tension. "Simulacrum" part of a set of actions and gestures present in the daily lives of the two interpreters, crossed by fragments of shared memories, in a slow exercise of transforming bodies and their pulses.


Carminda Soares is a dancer and creator. She worked with Victor Hugo Pontes, Eduardo Torroja, Sarah Friedland, Northern Contemporary Ballet, Catarina Miranda, Marianela Boán and Gonçalo Lamas, among others. As a creator, she highlights It ́s a long yesterday (in partnership with Maria R. Soares) and her solo project Light on Light. She has a master’s degree in literary theory and Portuguese-speaking literatures from the University of Minho.

Margarida Montenÿ works in the field of circus and the performing arts. She highlights the project Por um Fio [By a Thread], with Daniel Seabra, for the Erva Daninha company, and Ordessa, a series of improvisations with Pedro Branco. She worked with Miguel Pereira, Cláudia Nóvoa, Liliana Garcia, Teatro Musgo, Circo Caótico and Grandpa’s Lab, among others. She studied at the Professional School of Performing Arts and Crafts (Chapitô) and at Salto – International Circus School.


Since the Palcos Instáveis series started in 2012, it has encouraged the work of upcoming creators from Porto and the Northern region of the country. Curated by Instável — Choreographic Centre and co produced by Teatro Municipal do Porto, Palcos Instáveis facilitates artistic residencies to create, produce, announce and present new works, thus enabling the intersection of artistic experiences and providing the city with the opportunity to get in touch with upcoming choreographic languages.