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CADELA FORÇA TRILOGY – CHAPTER II: THE BROTHERHOOD

Carolina Bianchi y Cara de Cavalo / Metro Gestão Cultural / KVS & KFDA
World Premiere
Fri 09.05.2025 - Mon 12.05.2025
09.05.2025
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12.05.2025

Last year, the first chapter of the Cadela Força trilogy - The Bride and the Goodnight Cinderella - caused a shockwave at its premiere in Avignon and in Brussels after the performance at KVS. De Standaard called the play one of the most groundbreaking and best creations of 2023.

On stage, Brazilian author and theatre maker Carolina Bianchi brought reflections on performance and theatricality, on a tapestry of brutal stories of rapes and murders of women. Sexual trauma, resurrections of performance art and a glass of a rape drink that knocks Bianchi out on stage: it's all part of the tragic first chapter of this 'Dantesque' journey. 

KVS is particularly pleased to present you with the premiere of the second chapter of the trilogy - The Brotherhood in May '25. In Chapter II, Bianchi delves into the complexity of some 'masculinity pacts', the origins of brotherhood between men and their violent mutual codes that perpetuate rape and sexual violence as part of their vocabulary. Bianchi uses principles of theatre to articulate possible paths for this discussion, creating sticky ties between representation and real trauma, structures of power in art and radical poetry, the origins of misogyny, and a sexuality in crisis. The structure of the show reveals itself as a trap, weakening Bianchi's authorship and transforming her into a character who suffers the consequences of looking at this Brotherhood so closely.

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Tickets for this performance cannot be included in the KVS subscription. Single ticket sales start in September 2024. 

Hatred is an extreme form of love

Theatre creator and performer Carolina Bianchi is currently working on her trilogy Cadela Força, which translates to ‘Bitch Strength’. In the first part, The Bride and the Goodnight Cinderella, she to…
News Interview
“Bianchi slaagt erin om met overweldigende beelden, excellente research, pompende beats en straffe literaire teksten een voorstelling te maken die het diepgewortelde systemisch geweld tegen vrouwen blootlegt."
Jury TheaterFestival 2024 over Chapter I

Credits

concept, tekst & regie | concept, texte et direction | concept, text and direction CAROLINA BIANCHI met | avec | with CHICO LIMA, FLOW KOUNTOURIOTIS, JOSÉ ARTUR, KAI WIDO MEYER, LUCAS DELFINO, RAFAEL LIMONGELLI, RODRIGO ANDREOLLI, TOMÁS DECINA & CAROLINA BIANCHI dramaturgie & research partner | partenaire pour la dramaturgie et la recherche | dramaturgy & research partner CAROLINA MENDONÇA dialoog rond theorie en dramaturgie | dialogue autour de la théorie et de la dramaturgie | dialogue on theory and dramaturgy SILVIA BOTTIROLI Engelse vertaling | traduction en anglais | translation to English MARINA MATHEUS Franse vertaling | traduction en français | translation to French THOMAS RESENDES technische regie, geluidsdesign en originele muziek | régie technique, conception sonore et musique originale | technical direction, sound design, original music MIGUEL CALDAS regie assistent | assistant mise en scène | assistant direction MURILO BASSO decorconcept | conception du décor | set concept CAROLINA BIANCHI, LUISA CALLEGARI art direction & kostuums | art direction & costumes LUISA CALLEGARI lichtontwerp | conception de l'éclairage | light design JO RIOS video & screenings | vidéo & projections | videos and screenings MONTSERRAT FONSECA LLACH live camera & artistieke ondersteuning | caméra en direct et soutien artistique | live camera and artistic support LARISSA BALLAROTTI grafisch ontwerp | conception graphique | graphic design LUISA CALLEGARI choreografische invocatie (proloog) en bewegingsadviseur | Invocation chorégraphique (prologue) et conseiller en mouvement | choreographic invocation (prologue) and movement advisor JIMENA PÉREZ SALERNO toneelmeester & productie-assistent | régisseur et assistant de production | stage manager and production assistant ANACRIS MEDINA productieleiding, tour management & communicatie | direction de la production, tour management & communication | production direction, tour management & communication CARLA ESTEFAN internationale relaties, productie & spreading | relations internationales, production et diffusion | international relations, production and diffusion METRO GESTÃO CULTURAL (BR) productie | production METRO GESTÃO CULTURAL (BR), CAROLINA BIANCHI & CARA DE CAVALO coproductie | coproduction KVS BRUSSELS, THEATER UTRECHT, LA VILLETTE – PARIS, FESTIVAL D'AUTOMNE PARIS, COMÉDIE DE GENÈVE, KAMPNAGEL SOMMERFESTIVAL – HAMBURG, LES CÉLESTINS – THÉÂTRE DE LYON, KUNSTENFESTIVALDESARTS – BRUSSELS, WIENER FESTWOCHEN, HOLLAND FESTIVAL – AMSTERDAM, FRASCATI PRODUCTIES – AMSTERDAM, HAU BERLIN & MAILLON, THÉÂTRE DE STRASBOURG – SCÈNE EUROPÉENNE met steun van | avec le soutien de | with the support of TAX SHELTER OF THE BELGIAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT VIA CRONOS INVEST, THE AMMODO FOUNDATION (NL)