Mafalda Lencastre & Lígia Soares / Plataforma UMA
AMORES PERROS (PART 1): UNDERDOG
October
2025
premiere
Fri
3
Sat
4
Sinopse
UNDERDOG was conceived for an interspecies performer, with text and dramaturgy by Lígia Soares. It explores the idea of domestication as a pretext to address linguistic vices perpetuated by humans when they transfer the principles of dominator-dominated to non-canine companions, violating both species “underdogs”. If, on the one hand, the exchange of predicates that elevates the human to the position of “stage, bed or party animal” privileges the animal qualities of this dyad, on the other hand, the dog-animal is victimized, abandoned, exploited or humiliated, as is the case, for example, of “being treated like a dog” or “working like a dog”. — Mafalda Lencastre & Lígia Soares/ Plataforma UMA
AMORES PERROS is a prismatic and expanded project conceived by the three co-directors of Plataforma UMA, based on their companionship with their dogs. In PART 1, Mafalda Lencastre and Joana Magalhães simultaneously present two shows — UNDERDOG and MATILHA, respectively — and an installation — BISCOITO.
AMORES PERROS is a prismatic and expanded project conceived by the three co-directors of Plataforma UMA, based on their companionship with their dogs. In PART 1, Mafalda Lencastre and Joana Magalhães simultaneously present two shows — UNDERDOG and MATILHA, respectively — and an installation — BISCOITO.
domestication
interspecies
© DR
Aditional info
- Price
12€ (joint ticket UNDERDOG + MATILHA)
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Duration
1h
- Age rating
To be defined by CCE
- Additional information
Spoken in Portuguese
Acessibilidades do espetáculo
More limited access
Text
Author's bio text
Mafalda Lencastre is a performer, creator and trainer. She studied sound and image at the Portuguese Catholic University in Porto, at Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, and studied Theater at the Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema in Lisbon. She did parallel training in movement and photography and works as a performer in film, television and theater. In 2020, she co-founded Plataforma UMA, where she is the creator and programmer, and began her PhD in Theater and Performance Studies at the University of Coimbra. As a trainer and director, she collaborates regularly with the balleteatro and the Centro Educativo of Teatro Nacional São João. She teaches philosophy to children for the Portuguese Association of Ethics and Practical Philosophy.
Ficha Técnica
- Created by
Mafalda Lencastre
Text and dramaturgy
Lígia Soares
Performed by
Nuno Cardoso
Movement support
Carlos Silva
- Light design
Cárin Geada
Composition
Rafael Maia
Production
Alice Prata
Residency support
CAMPUS Paulo Cunha e Silva, Teatro Municipal do Porto, Instável - Centro Coreográfico
Project funded by the Portuguese Republic - Culture / Directorate-General for the Arts
