RESPIRAR (doze vezes)

with text by Marie Suel

directed by Patrice Douchet

PREMIERE September 16, 2023

 THE PERFORMANCE
In this text, Marie Suel proposes to talk about fears, those of a child at the
beginning of his life and, at the opposite end, those of an old man. The meeting
takes place in the child's room, in the middle of the night, drawing attention to the
present moment and giving special emphasis to the complicity that is being built
between these two characters, from a set of games, revealing the joy between the
fears of death, abandonment, the unknown, or failure. Jocelyne and Marcelle, this
is how fears are baptized, and as they are given names, they disappear.

Continuing the partnership that began in 2015, teatromosca and the French
company La Tête Noire, La Compagnie, collaborate again in the creation of a show,
this time for children, after, in 2018, having created, in co-production, the show
“Kif-Kif”, for children over 12. These two companies are now joined by Teatro
Art'Imagem, with whom teatromosca has also been collaborating regularly.

Marie Suel's text will be published by moscaMORTA, an editorial project by

teatromosca, in a bilingual edition, with a Portuguese translation made by
Margarida Madeira, alongside other Francophone plays, all previously unpublished
in Portugal: “Eu não Gosto da Minha Irmã” and “Eu Quero Ser a Mais Velha!” by
French director and playwright Sébastien Joanniez; and “Na Floresta Desaparecida”,
by Canadian playwright Olivier Sylvestre.

THE AUTHOR
Singer and keyboardist of the rock group Gomm, Marie Suel is a literature and
theater teacher at a secondary school in Hauts-de-France. She is currently working
on a new theatrical project: “Eles Poderiam Morrer de Amor”, a reflection on the
influence of mothers on their own daughters in matters of love.

THE DIRECTOR
Patrice Douchet is a director and artistic director of the Théâtre de la Tête Noire, a
company he founded in 1985. He has directed shows, essentially, with texts by
contemporary authors. Most of the works he has staged are part of a triangle that
includes literature/theatre/cinema, such as: “Lettre d'une inconnue” by Stefan Zweig
(film by Max Ophuls); “Le Trio en mi bemol” by Éric Rohmer; “Hiroshima mon
amour” by Marguerite Duras (film by Alain Resnais); “Moderato Cantabile” by
Marguerite Duras (film by Peter Brook).
With “Hiroshima mon amour”, he opened a cycle dedicated to the work of Marguerite
Duras. From 2000 to 2005, he explored the work of director Ingmar Bergman. He also
created shows with texts by Federico Garcia Lorca, Tennessee Williams, Mariette
Navarro, among others. He is a member of the committee of experts of the regional
directorate of cultural affairs in France, and a member of the theatre commission of
Fondation.

CREDITS
Tex Marie Suel | Translation Margarida Madeira | Directed by Patrice Douchet |
Cast Pedro Carvalho and Milene Fialho | Original music Noiserv | Ilustration by Alex
Gozblau | Technical Supervision and lighting design Carlos Arroja | Set Design
Pedro Silva | Costume Design Adélie Antonin | Lighting and sound technician Diogo
Graça | Directing assistant and dramaturgy Tiphaine Guitton | Production manager
Inês Oliveira | Executive producer and photography Catarina Lobo | Artistic
consultancy Pedro Alves and Maria Carneiro | Co-produção teatromosca, Teatro
Art’Imagem and La Tête Noire, La Compagnie

Suitable for ages 6+