‘We are talking about a profoundly moving and beautiful show...’ — Observador

Synopsis

In her book, The Generation of Postmemory, Marianne Hirsch defines the concept of “postmemory” as the relationship that one generation has with the experiences of the previous generation, transmitted through the stories, images and behaviour of those she grew up with. A kind of second-hand memory. In The Children of Colonialism, Hotel Europa investigates the relationship that the generations born after the 25 April revolution have with Portuguese colonialism. The show is performed by the interviewed people (non-actors) that discuss their own biographies and the memories that were transmitted to them from these times. This performance offers a profound reflection on how the colonial past is manifested in Portugal and Europe nowadays, and in the movements that still require the decolonization of the history and thought of the old imperial countries.

Creation - André Amálio and Tereza Havlíčková

Co-creation and Movement - Tereza Havlíčková

With - Celise Manuel, Cláudia Cláudio, Joana Mealha dos Santos, Paulo Estrela Janganga, Patrícia Cuan e Soraia Ismael

Scenography and Costume Design - Maria João Castelo

Light Design and Techical Direction - Joaquim Madaíl

Executive Production - Joana Costa Santos

Co-production - Culturgest e Teatro Municipal do Porto – Rivoli

Artistic Residencies - DeVIR/CAPa - Centro de Artes Performativas do Algarve e O Espaço do Tempo

Thanks to - Biblioteca de Marvila e LARGO Residências

Photos - Vera Marmelo

Video - Alexander David and Luís Mata Henriques

Special thanks to all the people interviewed

’If there is something bounding the six protagonists it is the urge to learn more about their past and the willingness to dig in those delicate grounds’ — Público