Búzio — Ana Baptista

Búzio — Ana Baptista

Búzio — Ana Baptista

Project created under the Antecipar o Futuro program, an initiative by Teatro Nacional D. Maria II, with the support of NTT Data and in partnership with O Espaço do Tempo

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Búzio is an investigation on the dualism “realism” vs. “utopia” in this coastal tourism in our Sunny Portugal. When did it start and how did we get on the world podium? Most of these places survive on seasonality, designed to fulfill a massive idea of “summer vacation” – picturesque, kind of modern, the air filled with the smell of grilled sardines. VERY TYPICAL. But who are we when foreign eyes are not watching us? Where does our identity lie? Sometimes you have to look to the past to understand the present. We have many questions and a few answers, in this attempt to anticipate the future.

We are at risk of drowning. I have a float in the shape of a whelk.

 

Credits

Creative conception and direction: Ana Baptista
Dramaturgy and creative support: Luís Lobão
Research support: Anna Leppanen

 

About Ana Baptista

Braga, 1991. In 2012, she completed a degree in Acting at Escola Superior Artística do Porto and, in 2015, a master’s degree in Performing Arts at the Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema. Alongside her academic career, she has engaged in different training courses, including a specialization in Meisner Technique with John Frey, an intensive Acting Shankespeare course at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, and An Actor Prepares, with Luís Miguel Cintra. As a creator, she co-created A Geada Matou os Narcisos, by Teatro.Zero, and collaborated, as an actress, with companies such as Os Possessos, Filho do Meio, Companhia de Atores, John Frey Co., TapaFuros, among others. In 2022, she was selected to take part of Ecole des Maitres, guided by Claudio Tolcachir. In 2023, she was one of the winners of the second edition of Antecipar o Futuro, a creative grant supported by Teatro Nacional D. Maria II, Espaço do Tempo and NTT DATA.
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