The sixth expression of Marionet Digital follows on from the show ‘Behind Happiness‘, which Marionet premiered in March 2025, centred on rheumatic diseases. These diseases, which can be inflammatory and degenerative, affect more than half of the Portuguese population and are responsible for up to 60 per cent of long-term physical disability.
‘Bite the Pain’ explores the personal impact of an autoimmune disease. Based on the poem ‘Bite the Bullet’ by Marion Line, also featured in the aforementioned show, this digital artistic object focuses on the concept of translating something as personal and non-transferable as one’s pain.
Marionet Digital aims to be a space for artistic expression, created in formats designed for digital communication. The body of work produced so far, designed for this context, is centred on health science themes, and the two latest ones (‘Body, it’s me’ and ‘Bite the Pain’) are both included in the ‘Behind Happiness‘ project.
From the poem “Bite the Bullet” by Marion Line.
Direction and Translation Mário Montenegro
Video Direction Tiago Cerveira
Cast Joana Sousa
Voice Off Inês Dias
Music Marcelo dos Reis
Video Laetitia Morais
Image Joana Corker
Production Direction Francisca Moreira
Executive Production Carolina Costa Andrade, Vicente Paredes, Silvia Carballo
Communication Carolina Costa Andrade, Ricardo Jerónimo
Photography Francisca Moreira
Acknowledgment
Georgina Pimentel, Gil Vicente Academic Theatre
Partners
Serviço de Reumatologia de Coimbra
With the support of
República Portuguesa – Cultura / Direção-Geral das Artes
Câmara Municipal de Coimbra
MAFIA – Federação Cultural de Coimbra
Associação de Reumatologia de Coimbra
- Projects
- Behind Happiness
- Clipping
- Marionet estreia espetáculo em que a dor e a felicidade se encontram [Central Press]
- Marionet ouviu doentes reumatológicos para levar a palco a dor incompreendida [Diário de Coimbra]
- Marionet “atrás da felicidade” numa peça sobre doença e onde a dor é presença contínua [Ensaio - Artes e Cultura]
- Marionet “atrás da felicidade” numa peça sobre doença e onde a dor é presença contínua [Observador]
- O que fazer? Quarta é dia de ir para Sul e Atrás da Felicidade [Público]
