Techno-Zombies by Ana Borralho & João Galante

M12 90 minutes 12€ | 9€ (over 65 years) | 6€ (under 30 years)

PREMIERE Techno-Zombies inhabits the threshold between the real and the virtual, the body and the code, the visible and the spectral. Inspired by the aesthetics of science fiction, video game universes, and post-human imagery, the performance dives into a realm where perception fragments and reality wavers.

We start from the premise that a single space can contain multiple layers of existence. Like traversing portals or game levels, we move from the everyday to the supernatural, from flesh to algorithm. This sensory confusion—where dream and wakefulness, avatar and subject blur—gives rise to a contemporary epic: stories created to make sense of the pain of isolation, digital exhaustion, memory collapse, and bodily failure.

A territory where affections become ambiguous and identity dissolves in loops. Bodies become mirages and emotions dissolve into algorithms.

In this universe, characters do not explain or reveal themselves. They are opaque, intermittent figures, traversed by invisible forces. They are not fully agents but rather surfaces—interfaces—upon which we project our desires, fears, and failures. They move in loops, like technological zombies trapped between channels, timelines, and overlapping realities. They inhabit an undefined place.

Technical Sheet: Concept, artistic direction, sound and video design, space - Ana Borralho and João Galante Dancers/actors and co-creators of the movement - Ana de Oliveira e Silva, Ana Freitas, Maria Antunes, Francisco Rolo, and Lewis Seivwright Initial research of the movement - Maria Antunes Lighting design - Joana Mário Original soundtrack - Coolgate aka João Galante Stage props and costumes - Rafaela Salgueiro and Natália Castañola Scene photography - Lucas Damiani Dramaturgical support - Fernando Ribeiro Artistic assistance - Lucas Damiani and Tiago Gandra Production - casaBranca Co-production - Teatro das Figuras, Câmara Municipal de Loulé/Cineteatro Louletano, Câmara Municipal de Lagos/Centro Cultural de Lagos Co-production in residence - O Espaço do Tempo Creation support - OPART, E.P.E./Estúdios Victor Córdon, Alkantara, O Rumo do Fumo, Forum Dança, Alma d’Arame

casaBranca is funded by the Portuguese Republic – Culture, Youth and Sports/General Directorate of Arts.

Biography of Ana Borralho & João Galante Ana Borralho & João Galante met while studying Fine Arts at AR.CO. As actors/co-creators, they regularly worked with the theatre group OLHO. Since 2002, they have collaborated on various pieces, including Mistermissmissmister (2002), I Love You (2003), No Body Never Mind, 001 (2004), No Body Never Mind, 002 (2005), No Body Never Mind, 003 (2006), sexyMF (2007), I put a spell on you (2007/2008), Meatphysics (2008), Untitled, Still Life (2009), Meeting Room (2009), Gritos de Artistas (2010), World of Interiors (2010), Atlas (2011).