by Marga Alfeirão, with Luisa Gabriel, Rosy Timas and Tamara Alegre

(2026)

KITADA is the new choreographic work by Marga Alfeirão, insisting on female desire and eroticism as a source of memory. This work departs from the massive deforestation of the 15th century for the construction of colonial fleets, the first environmental and industrial policy package that targeted feminine knowledge en masse, directly threatening its relationship with, and dependence on, dreams, plants and landscapes. KITADA emerges as a rescue mission for the dreams of older women through the piratical dismantling of the fleet, the tuning. It is performed by 4 dancers between the ages of 45 and 60. Drawing on accounts from the Recolhimentos do Desagravo of Montemor-o-Novo, the Conselho das Tias, and the conscientious objections raised at the Évora hospital regarding voluntary terminations of pregnancy, KITADA investigates the trajectories of feminine cunning.

Artistic Direction and Choreography: Marga Alfeirão Performance: Luisa Gabriel, Rosy Timas and Tamara Alegre Critical Consultancy on Research and Dramaturgy: Basia Diagne Creation Support (Internship): Héloïse Dell’Ava Luna Sound Composition: rkeat Lighting Design: Inês André Set design: Rita Rosa Pico Set Costumes: Maria Inês Saramago Co-production: O Espaço do Tempo (Montemor-o-Novo), A Oficina (Guimarães) and Cineteatro Louletano (Loulé), within the framework of the CASA Project, with the support of the Be My Guest network. Production & National Touring — Artist supported by Materiais Diversos, 2026–2028, in collaboration with Neon Lobster.