Tiago Rodrigues and high school students
Sinopsis
The Educational Service invited the playwright, actor and director Tiago Rodrigues to work for three months with a group of secondary school students on the themes of governance and power. The project begins with a research study and a photographic survey of the representations of power in the city, and then works on the material obtained with the aim of creating a theatre play, which will be presented in the main auditorium of Teatro Maria Matos.
Members of Parliament, Mr Speaker, Prime Minister. My next show is created in collaboration with secondary school students. The theme of the project is Government. The text of the show will be written from conversations and experiments conducted with the students over the course of several months, because… (sound of indignant voices) I asked the members of parliament not to interrupt me! I listened calmly and in silence to your earlier speeches. I would be grateful if you could show me the same respect when it’s my turn to talk. I understand that what I am about to say may be uncomfortable, but we live under the Rule of Law, in a democracy that safeguards the freedom of expression of all of its citizens… (sound of stifled laughter) Whatever the case, I came to this chamber only to warn you that the social, economic and political consequences of this show are absolutely unpredictable. First, we will engage in a joint reflection and then we will reveal what we thought. What society will do with this show is something that… (The Speaker is asking me to bring my speech to an end) I shall finish now, Mr Speaker. As I was saying, the impact of this show is unpredictable, but we remain with a clear conscience, because we have left you with this warning. Thank you and see you in December.