Right after the last presentation session of the show “Oxymoron, between Solstices and Equinoxes“, on 24 March 2024, at Convento São Francisco, we hosted a conversation informally addressing the various themes that inspired this play and that found artistic expression in it. In addition to the participation open to the public, the panel of guests included our artistic director, a person that lives with bipolar disorder, a scientific researcher, a psychiatrist, and a nurse.
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Convento São Francisco | Coimbra
2 July 2023 | 5:45 pm
Age rating | 14+
Running time | approx. 30m
Tickets | Free entry
This conversation takes place after the presentation of the show “Oxymoron, between Solstices and Equinoxes” and is open to everyone, whether or not they are attending the session. Just turn up at the CSF box office at 17.30.
The process of creating “Oxymoron, between Solstices and Equinoxes” was greatly enhanced by the input we received from people who suffer from bipolar disorder or who work in its treatment. Their testimonies and accounts of personal experiences were decisive, not only in gaining a better understanding of this complex, stigmatised universe, but also in writing the play.
The post-show talk aimed to create another moment of highly relevant personal and scientific sharing, bearing in mind one of the main objectives of this Marionet show, which is to increase general knowledge about bipolar disorder and other associated issues, through theatre and artistic creation.
Moderation
Francisca Moreira (Production Director at Marionet)
Guests
Tiago Santos (Psychiatrist at the Coimbra Local Health Unit / Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of Coimbra), Cláudia Pereira (Researcher at the Centre for Neuroscience and Cell Biology at the University of Coimbra / Researcher at the Faculty of Medicine of Coimbra), Pedro Renca (Nurse specialising in Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing / Coordinator of the House of Arts at CRIP- ULS Coimbra), Mário Montenegro (Artistic Director of the Marionet theatre company / Director and Playwright of the show), Inês Santana (Make-up artist diagnosed with bipolar disorder)
Executive Production
Vicente Paredes, Silvia Carballo
Communication
Ricardo Jerónimo
- Projects
- Bipolar Disorder: One Other Side
- News
- Bipolar Disorder: One Other Side, video available online
- Today we premiere "Oxymoron, between Solstices and Equinoxes"
- It was a remarkable Saturday, with Fumaça.
- We're hosting the Fumaça podcast at Marionet
- We've started to prepare our next show!
- And so ended "Oxymoron, between Solstices and Equinoxes"
