The second chapter of the CADELA FORÇA trilogy is titled The Brotherhood.

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The Brazilian author and theatre director Carolina Bianchi, along with Cara de Cavalo company, dives into the complexity of masculinity pacts, the possible origins of brotherhood, and their codes—many of which are inscribed in violence and perpetuate rape and sexual violence as part of their vocabulary. Bianchi frames this investigation into contemporary art, especially the theatre context.

 

The task is far away to simplify this subject: The show acknowledges the admiration that this brotherhood can provoke in us when related to art History, so the text is constantly approaching the confusion between aversion to but also fascination with male power dynamics. Bianchi uses principles of theatre to articulate possible paths for this discussion, creating sticky ties between representation and real trauma, structures of power in art and radical poetry, the origins of misogyny, and a sexuality in crisis. The structure of the show reveals itself as a trap, weakening Bianchi's authorship and transforming her into a phantasmagoria who suffers the consequences of looking at this Brotherhood so closely.

 

In the first act we see Carolina Bianchi interviewing Klaus Haas, powerful and world famous theatre director. In the second act, a group of male performers takes the stage while more and more Bianchi plays herself as a ghost haunted by her own desires.

 

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Credits

PT: TRILOGIA CADELA FORÇA – Capítulo II: THE BROTHERHOOD (@Original title)

EN: CADELA FORÇA TRILOGY - Chapter II: THE BROTHERHOOD

​By Carolina Bianchi Y Cara de Cavalo

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Concept, Text and Direction  Carolina Bianchi

With Chico Lima, Flow Kountouriotis, José Artur, Kai Wido Meyer, Lucas Delfino, Rafael Limongelli, Rodrigo Andreolli, Tomás Decina and Carolina Bianchi​

Dramaturgy, and Research partner Carolina Mendonça​

Dialogue on theory and dramaturgy  Silvia Bottiroli​

Translation to English Marina Matheus​

Translation to French Thomas Resendes​

Technical direction, Sound design, Original music  Miguel Caldas​

Assistant director Murillo Basso​

Set concept Carolina Bianchi, Luisa Callegari​

Art Direction and Costumes  Luisa Callegari​

Light design Jo Rios​

Videos and screenings Montserrat Fonseca Llach​

Choreographic resurrection of prologue and movement advisor  Jimena Pérez Salerno​

Live Camera and artistic support  Larissa Ballarotti​

Internship Fernanda Libman

Photos Mayra Azzi

Stage manager and production support  AnaCris Medina

Production assistant Zuzanna Kubiak ​

Production direction, Tour management, and Communication Carla Estefan ​

International relations, Production, and Diffusion Metro Gestão Cultural (BR) ​

Produced by Metro Gestão Cultural (BR), Carolina Bianchi Y Cara de Cavalo ​

In co production with KVS Koninklijke Vlaamse Schouwburg -Brussels, Theater Utrecht, La Villette –Paris, Festival d’Automne à Paris, Comédie de Genève, Internationales Sommer Festival Kampnagel, Les Célestins –Théâtre de Lyon, Kunstenfestivaldesarts, Wiener Festwochen, Holland Festival, Frascati Producties HAU Hebbel am Ufer -Berlin, and Maillon, Théâtre de Strasbourg. ​

Supported by Tax shelter van de Belgische Federale Overheid via Cronos Invest, The Ammodo Foundation-NL.

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>The show premiered on May the 9th - 2025 at KVS-Brussels, in the frame of Kunstefestivaldesarts 2025.

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