(2027)

Boba da Corte is a project born from the desire to look at a generation of children of working-class parents who have achieved social mobility into the middle class and allowed themselves the luxury of dreaming. The narrative is simple: a person throws a birthday party with their new friends from the elite but is confronted with a message from a friend who got lost on the way and accidentally ended up in the street where the protagonist was born — a street in a social housing neighbourhood.

In addition, she celebrates her 35th birthday with intensity, having surpassed the life expectancy of trans people in her country of origin. At the same time, she is confronted with the age at which her mother died, at 36 years old.

“Either I die this year, or I will live forever!”

These anxieties drive a frenetic and passionate narrative: one of class differences and the constant uncertainty of belonging. With sharp humour, full commitment and the unforgiving gaze of someone drunk (at themselves and at others), Boba da Corte is both an attempt at healing and a finger in the wound — autofiction and a sociological portrait of a delirious middle class.

“It is very much self-hate, but also immense love.”

Direction and Performance: Gaya de Medeiros Dramaturgical Assistance: Alex Cassal Musician: Ricardo Almeida Set Design and Lighting: Tiago Cadete