SYNOPSIS

At the threshold between body, matter, and memory, the work investigates the impact of human action on nature and the symbolic territories of Brazil’s Central-West. Directed by Eduardo Fukushima, the piece transforms trees into pieces of wood, holding destruction and regeneration in tension within an open, poetic narrative. Through the movements of the performer-creators, it evokes animals, rivers, vegetation, and people. Wood becomes a dancing protagonist that tells stories, engaging environmental and cultural questions of Mato Grosso do Sul—a place that is at once Brazilian and Paraguayan. With references to the work of Conceição dos Bugres and the music of Tetê Espíndola—two artists from the region—the piece invites reflection on new ways of thinking about the body of the land.