A theoretician is giving a lecture on philosophical and artistic concepts inherent to objects and mentioning ancient philosophers and Bauhaus artists, among other people. However, he is constantly interrupted by his assistant sharing information with him, by technical problems or elements that seem out of control: microphones moving in all directions, the light being turned off, objects falling, … In a second part, the conference goes over different works of the company and reveals the creative processes behind the shows and the common thread bringing them together. At the end, the theoretician tries to resume his lecture without success; the technician’s body mysteriously appears on the floor and a phantasmagorical atmosphere spreads. Curtains are brought down several times while the action of the play continues.

Object theatre

All audiences

Portugal

Porto

Storyboard

Language comedy

Failure

Impossibility to communicate

Animated object

Memory

Phantom

Philosophical tale

Comical

Fantastic

Igor Gandra, A revolta dos objetos. Uma conferência animada (Teatro de Ferro, 2021)

Portuguese

Uma conferência animada

Conference speaker

Assistant

Technician

Conference

Metatheatre

Situation comedy

Surprise effect

Screen on stage

Music

Lowering the curtain during action

A revolta dos objetos

The rebellion of objects