Ana Borralho & João Galante are fascinated by the new communication technologies, not so much because of the increasingly impressive capacities that these have, or because of the attraction that each new gadget creates, but because of the way in which these technologies are transforming age-old social models and relations at an alarming rate. Whereas, until the twentieth century, audio-visual devices were designed for mass consumption, in the new millennium the focus is now placed on each citizen and their idiosyncrasies. The mass use of individualised digital equipment in every area is creating ways of life in which the notion of the social body has imploded and almost disappeared.

Family Romance or The augmented reality looks at these symptoms through the use of recent technological devices. What are the psychic effects of extreme individualisation? Is the real world at risk of becoming lost in the virtual world? Together with a group of the local community members, Ana Borralho & João Galante invite us to explore a future that has already begun.

Conceito, Direcção Artística e Espaço / Concept, Artistic and Space Direction: Ana Borralho & João Galante
Co-criação, Actores / Co-creation, Actors: Ana Freitas, Cláudio da Silva
Co-criação, Assistência de Ensaio e Performer / Co-creation, Rehearsal Assistance & Performer:
Alface (Cátia Leitão), Catarina Gonçalves
Co-criação, Assistência Técnica e Performer / Co-creation, Technical Assistance & Performer: Tiago Gandra
Assistência de Ensaio e Performer / Rehearsal Assistance & Performer: Daniel Matos
Performers: 10 participantes da comunidade local / 10 participants from the local community - Alexandre Crespo, André de Campos, Barbara Bruno, Beatriz Garrucho, Eva Fornelos, João Meirinhos, Luara Learth, Maria Lalande, Mariana Santos e Ricardo Vaz Trindade
Dramaturgia, Colaboração Artística / Dramaturgy, Artistic Collaboration: Fernando J. Ribeiro
Assistência de Encenação / Direction Assistance: Antonia Buresi
Desenho de Luz / Light Design: Eduardo Abdala
Banda Sonora Original / Original Soundtrack: Coolgate
Desenvolvimento de Multimédia / Multimedia Development: ArticaCC
Direcção Executiva e Administração / Executive and Admin. Direction: Mónica Samões
Direcção de Produção e Difusão / Production and Touring Direction: Andrea Sozzi
Produção Executiva / Executive Production: Joana Duarte

Uma produção / Production: casaBranca
Co-produção / Co-Production: Fundação Caixa Geral de Depósitos - Culturgest, Le phénix pôle européen de création décentralisé au théâtre de Denain dans le cadre du Campus Amiens-Valenciennes avec le soutien du programme Culture pour tous du Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication
Apoio / Support: Espaço Alkantara, Pólo Cultural Gaivotas, O Rumo do Fumo, Arisco - Instituição para a Promoção Social e da Saúde, Forall Phones, Pro.Dança-Escola de Dança e Produção de Espectáculos

FAMILY ROMANCE OR THE AUGMENTED REALITY