Bruno Duarte (Companhia de Dança de Almada, Portugal) has a Master degree in Dance Teaching and a degree in Dance from Escola Superior de Dança in Lisbon. Since 2013, he has been a member of Companhia de Dança de Almada, as resident choreographer, dancer and teacher at the dance school. Since 2011, he has created and co-created several pieces, for the stage and video dance, presented in different countries.

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Quebranto is a solo that emerges from the fissures of memory – from the invisible yet persistent pulse of a rural childhood lived in the small village of Amor in the heart of Leiria, Portugal.

It is a choreographic excavation of a personal archive made of superstition, whispered prayers, home remedies, gestures of protection, and rituals of invisible repair.

The piece unfolds within a dialogue between sound and movement – a feedback loop where each action has its own resonance and consequence.

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Concept, Performance, and Original Music: Bruno Duarte
Additional Music: Field recordings by Michel Giacometti
Costume Design: Zalda
Rehearsal Photography: Ester Gonçalves

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This performance is supported by the European Festivals Fund for Emerging Artists (EFFEA), an initiative of the European Festivals Association (EFA), co-funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union.