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. 

Violence, masculinity and militarisation are central themes in ›F*cking Future‹ – a powerful performance that he will present at PACT shortly after its world premiere at the Biennale de la Danse in Lyon.

On a raised stage open on all four sides, Marco da Silva Ferreira explores the complex interplay of patriarchal systems and emotions. The audience is immersed in a dance between revolution and resistance, in which queers, drags, knights and macho dancers march together.
 

Artistic Direction, Choreography Marco da Silva Ferreira Dramaturgie Assistenz Cristina Planas Leitão Technical Direction tba Performance Eríc Amorim dos Santos, Fábio Kraye, Doisy Bryan, Marco da Silva Ferreira, Matias Rocha Moura, Max Makowski, Nala Revlon, Thibaut Eiferman Performance (Residency) Piny Performance (Trainee) José Santos Music Rui Lima & Sérgio Martins Light Teresa Antunes, Rui Monteiro Costume tba Szenography tba 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.

With support of Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels Residency Espaço do Tempo; A Oficina (Centro Cultural Vila-Flor); Teatro Municipal do Porto.