&FEST: Cadela Força Trilogy – Chapter I: The Bride and The Goodnight Cinderella
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Date
18.3-18.3.2026
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Duration
2 h 30 min, no intermission
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Venue
Erkko Hall
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Tickets
42 - 16 €
Show times
Wed 18.3. at 18:30
Notes
Features upsetting scenes that may shock. Music on high volume, strobe lights, theatrical smoke.
Age recommendation 18+
Introduction
A breathtaking tale of art and peril.
The first part of Brazilian Carolina Bianchi’s Cadela Força trilogy, The Bride and The Goodnight Cinderella, questions whether a female artist can survive a work of art.
The performance is framed by Bianchi’s lecture on women artists who have endangered themselves by making art: they have been raped, tortured, and murdered. Then, Bianchi raises a toast – and drinks knockout drops. Her mind plunges into darkness, but her body remains on stage for fellow actors to manoeuvre as a prop in scenes that combine art history, performance, documentary, and sleep.
The performance received its world premiere at the Festival d’Avignon in the summer of 2023.
This visiting performance is supported by Jane ja Aatos Erkko Foundation.
Organizer: & Espoon Teatteri
The performance is part of the &Fest programme. The festival celebrates democracy, creates a safe space for disagreement, opens room for debate, and encourages understanding of perspectives that may be unfamiliar.
Carolina Bianchi is a writer, theatre director, and performer born in Porto Alegre, Brazil, and based in Europe since 2020. Her work emerges from a perspective of crisis, creating bold confabulations about sexual violence and the history of art. Her staging blends diverse references from literature and painting, centering on violence through text and bodies that incarnate sensorial and performative gestures. She was awarded the Silver Lion of Biennale di Danza di Venezia in 2025.
Ticket information
Standard ticket | 42 € – 30 €
Pensioner ticket | 38 € – 27 €
Discount ticket | 22 € – 16 €
Group ticket (min. 4 persons) | 39 € – 28 €
Youth ticket (under 26) | 22 € – 16 €
Note: To ensure good visibility to everyone, The Erkko Hall auditorium is steep. Please note that there is no lift to the upper section. Only the first row seats are fully accessible.
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Credits
Conception, text and direction: Carolina Bianchi
Translation of texts into English and revision: Larissa Ballarotti, Luisa Dalgalarrondo, Joana Ferraz, Marina Matheus
Translation to French: Thomas Resendes (only insert this credit when using french subtitles)
Dramaturgist and partnership in continuous research process: Carolina Mendonça
Cast: Bruta, Carolina Bianchi, Chico Lima, Fernanda Libman, Joana Ferraz, José Artur, Larissa Ballarotti, Marina Matheus and Rafael Limongelli
Technical direction, Sound design and Original music: Miguel Caldas
Set design, Art: Luisa Callegari
Light design: Jo Rios
Videos and Screenings: Montserrat Fonseca Llach
Karaoke video: Thany Sanches
Costumes: Tomás Decina, Luisa Callegari, Carolina Bianchi
Art Assistant and General artistic collaboration: Tomás Decina
Collaboration in body and voice training: Pat Fudyda, Yantó
Dialogue on theory and dramaturgy: Silvia Bottiroli
Artistic collaboration: Edit Kaldor
Photos: Christophe Raynaud de Lage
Production and Stage support: AnaCris Medina
Production assistant: Zuzanna Kubiak
Production direction, Tour manager and Communication: Carla Estefan
International relations, Production and Diffusion: Metro Gestão Cultural (Brasil).
PRODUCTION
A Production by: Metro Gestão Cultural (Brasil), Carolina Bianchi Y Cara de Cavalo
In Coproduction with: Festival d’Avignon, KVS Brussels, Maillon, Théâtre de Strasbourg - Scène européenne, Frascati Amsterdam.
Residency to finish the play and set construction: La FabricA du Festival d’Avignon
Residencies: Frascati Theater, DAS Theatre (Amsterdam), Festival Proximamente/KVS (Brussels), Festival 21 Voltz/Central Elétrica (Porto), Pride Festival (Belgrade), Greta Galpão (São Paulo) e Espaço Desterro (Rio de Janeiro).
With the Support of: Theater Der Welt, The Ammodo Foundation, DAS Theatre Master Program, 3 Package Deal of the AFK - Amsterdam Fonds voor de Kunst, Kaaitheater.
International relations, Production and Diffusion: Metro Gestão Cultural (Brasil).
