Solo Performing Arts
Cafelina
O Pátio Café, Vila do Conde
Free entry
Synopsis
A poem written with images of coffee. A painted canvas in motion. Acrobatics that dance and, in balance, stop on the hands.
Biography
Born and raised in Argentina, she is the creator and performer of "Cafelina," a multidisciplinary show that fuses circus and painting through coffee. Co-produced by Mostra Estufa Erva Daninha and supported by fAUNA/Teatro da Didascália, she was pre-selected for European Circus Next 2024 and awarded the "Mais Imaginarius" 2025 award. For 10 years, she has researched the use of coffee in visual arts, presenting "cafelinas" in Brazil, Portugal, and Germany. She graduated in Visual Arts from UNLP, Argentina (2014) and in contemporary circus from INAC (2021) in Portugal.
Artistic and technical sheet
Creative performer Lucía Merlino
Directed by Diego Leandro Bailén
Dramaturgy Lucía Merlino and Diego Leandro Bailén
Co-production Mostra Estufa, Erva Daninha
Creative support fAUNA | habitat de criação
Costume Lucala Atelier
Musical composition Emanuel Díaz and Chiara Bolignari
Mix/Master Santiago Bruna
Duration ≈ 20 minutes ● 6+
Photo © Hugo Pais Ribeiro
