Inertia, the kind spoken of by Galileo and Newton, the kind refuted by modern physicists, the kind of philosophical thought about contemporary society, the kind spoken of by Fernando Pessoa - this is the kind that takes us into the mechanics of the body. It's not about laziness, it's about the texture of comfort, when it's intimate and settles in, when it imposes itself and is outside the house.
To bring Inertia to the stage is perhaps to turn this comfort into a conflict, to summon the thinking of science and philosophy to confrontation through theatre, understood as a space for dialogue, listening and hypersensitivity.
Inertia could be a gesture of thought: but it's four legs and two voices dancing.

Text - Fernando Pessoa
Interpretation - Cátia Terrinca and José Leite
Acting Direction and Dramaturgy - Ricardo Boléo
Dramaturgy Support - Armando Nascimento Rosa and Luisa Monteiro
Scenic and Costume Designs - Ricardo Santanna
Light Design - Miguel Cruz
Photography - Sara Vicente
Scene photography - Alípio Padilha
Design - Salvador Figueiredo
Co-production - UMCOLETIVO, Turin Theatre

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