O Caminho para "Terminal (O Estado do Mundo)" – Regresso ao Futuro

The Formiga Atómica theatre company returns to Monchique to show the mini-documentary video with Ana Ferraz, from Monchique. Ana tells us about a forest landscape that no longer exists but is evoked through her memories of the days in 2003 and 2018 when she saw everything disappear around the Karuna Retreat Centre, in the heart of the Monchique mountains, due to the force of the fire. A reminder that there are lessons to be learned after repeated destruction and rebirth from the ashes.

In addition to the exhibition of this mini-documentary, this session - which concludes the artistic residency developed by Formiga Atómica in Aljezur, Odemira and Monchique in 2023 - will also include a discussion with the public about the climate emergency we are facing and a snack to be shared.

Ana Ferraz's testimony from Monchique is part of a more extensive collection of short documentary videos, a collection of vanished places entitled 'Back to the Future', which shows the traces of time and the effects of climate change on the landscape and the construction of places.

“Regresso ao Futuro”, directed by JUNO, was one of the activities on the way to 'Terminal (The State of the World)', an extensive research process by Formiga Atómica that has toured Portugal over the past year, including Aljezur, Odemira and Monchique, and which preceded the creation of the show 'Terminal (The State of the World)', which will be presented on 28th and 29th June at 9.30pm as part of the programme at the Teatro de Palha, Zona Industrial da Feiteirinha. Everyone is invited to attend, especially those who have inspired this new play.