Marco da Silva Ferreira

Marco da Silva Ferreira last wowed audiences at PACT in 2023, with his piece ›Bisonte‹, which questions stereotypes of masculinity. The Portuguese-born dancer and choreographer, who is influenced by urban dance styles, returns to Essen this autumn for the German premiere of his latest work.

›F*cking Future‹ choreographs the friction between militancy and militarization, exploring and challenging the systems that shape bodies and behaviors – a powerful performance that he will present at PACT shortly after its world premiere at the Biennale de la Danse in Lyon.

On a quadrifrontal stage, drawing from those very same systems, a collective marches between rigidity and dilution, discipline and desire, invoking new forms of union and insurgency — we remain here, resisting through movement.

Artistic Direction, Choreography Marco da Silva Ferreira Artistic and Dramaturgy Assistance Catarina Miranda, Cristina Planas Leitão Performers Catarina Casquerio, Eríc Amorim dos Santos, Fábio Kraye, Doisy Bryan, Marco da Silva Ferreira, Matias Rocha Moura, Max Makowski, Nala Revlon Performers (Trainee) José Santos Performers (Residency) Mélanie Ferreira Music Rui Lima & Sérgio Martins Light Teresa Antunes, Rui Monteiro Production Direction Mafalda Bastos Production assistance Ana Lopes Production structure P-ulsa Distribution ART HAPPENS

Co-production Maison de la danse, Lyon/Pôle européen de création, in support of Biennale de Lyon, Sadler's Wells, Charleroi danse, centre chorégraphique de Wallonie -Bruxelles, Teatro Municipal do Porto, PACT Zollverein, Points Communs - Nouvelle Scène nationale of Cergy-Pontoise / Val d’Oise, Théâtre National de Chaillot, Julidans Amsterdam, TANDEM Scène nationale, La Place de la Danse – CDCN Toulouse / Occitanie, Tanz im August / HAU Hebbel am Ufer, Centro Cultural de Belém.

With support of Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels and República Portuguesa - Cultura, Juventude e Desporto / Direção-Geral das Artes Residency Co-producers Espaço do Tempo; A Oficina (Centro Cultural Vila-Flor); Teatro Municipal do Porto, CRL-Central Eléctrica.