Mala voadora

And for his story to be credible, he will have to impose it on the History of the country. As documentary theatre is only of interest if it tells lies, we will bring effectively documentary images to the fictional context of the theatre, placing them in a fictional context that does not aim to be truthful. Instead, like a historical novel, it aims to invent a story whose context derives from history. Jorge Andrade will be part of the history of Mozambique. 

mala voadora was founded in 2003 by Jorge Andrade and José Capela, both responsible for the company’s artistic direction. It divides its activity between the creation of performances, the programming of a series of activities focused on mala voadora.porto and also other activities, such as publishing and teaching. Besides Portugal, mala voadora has presented performances in Germany, Belgium, Bosnia Herzegovina, Brazil, Cape Verde, Scotland, United States of America, Finland, France, Greece, England, Lebanon and Poland. mala voadora continues fascinated with artifice – the counter-nature that defines what is specifically human and what can achieve the condition of what is artfully known as “art”.