“The loss of stories sharpens the hunger for them”
— Saidiya Hartman
A young writer who was born in Brazil and grew up in the Low Lands returns to her country of origin in search of hard facts around her mythical youth heroine, the Sacred Anastácia. What she finds from this new grown-up perspective exceeds her wildest dreams. From her new point of view, Carolina discovers that the image and story of the African Bantu princess worshipped in Brazil for her resistance against the colonial powers, could also be interpreted as a double agent upholding the oppressive system. In The Hero’s Journey of Anastácia, Carolina wanders between mythical sagas, burnt archives, fire-proof gossip and hidden actors, wondering whether her heroine is still a hero and if we actually really need those.
CREW
concept & performance Carolina Maciel de França
dramaturgie /-gy Kopano Maroga
choreografie /-phy Yi-Chun Liu
eindregie / final direction Rodrigo Batista
VR/AR/Visual Art Wes Nijssen (Visual Assault)
tech wizardry David Tee
light design Alek Lewandowsky
poster design Adel Setta
design ‘Anastation’ Gertjan Van Oevelen (Brakfiets)
music arrangement (Iansã) Felipe França
production princess Ella Roels
kostuums Jan-Jan Van Essche
outside eye Flora Verelst
management Klein Verzet
PARTNERS
deSingel Arts Center, Vooruit, HETPALEIS, wpZIMMER, Beursschouwburg, Klein Verzet, HETBOS & De Vlaamse Overheid
BIG THANKS TO
Prisca Agnes Nishimwe, Geert Waegemans, Sandra Hillaert, Mestizo Arts Platform, Hetnieuwstedelijk, SemiSaltyStudios & de Loods.