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After the Silence

After the Silence

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Director Christiane Jatahy fuses the qualities of cinema and theatre to explore structural racism and the legacy of slavery in her native Brazil.

After the Silence follows the struggles of three Afro-Brazilian women as they fight for their community, their land and their people. Christiane Jatahy’s powerful play is loosely based on Itamar Vieira Junior’s best-selling novel Torto Arado and the 1984 film from Eduardo Coutinho Cabramarcado para morrer. Both of which focus on violence and repression in Brazil.

Slavery and colonial violence are often relegated to the past; however, their repercussions are still deeply felt today. The impact tremors throughout society’s structures built on systemic racism and entrenched social inequalities.

Jatahy’s final play in her trilogy blends documentary footage from the Chapada Diamantina region, where the novel Torto Arado is set. On top of documentary filmmaking, Jatahy combines theatre with installation and breathes new life into a traditional art form. As a result, she creates something new, cerebral and captivating.

The Warm Up: After The Silence

Writer and director Christiane Jatahy shares her creative process in developing After the Silence, a story about family, community and our relationship to the land. She explains how live performance, music and cinematic elements combine to deeply immerse the audience into the environment of the play.

The Warm Up: After The Silence

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A formidable mix of reality and fiction

Le Soir

Supported by Consulate General of Brazil in Edinburgh and Instituto Guimarães Rosa

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    Programme

    A keepsake freesheet is available at the venue for this performance.

    Christiane Jatahy Writer & Director
    Thomas Walgrave     Set & Lighting Designer
    Pedro Faerstein     Photography & Camera
    Vitor Araujo & Aduni Guedes     Original Music
    Pedro Vituri Sound Designer
    Preta Marques     Costume Designer

    Cast
    Caju Bezerra, Aduni Guedes, Juliana França & Gal Pereira

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