ABOUT THE SHOW
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Origin: Terceira Island, Portugal
Staging: Ana Brum and Peter Cann
Dramaturgy and song lyrics: Peter Cann
Music and composition: João Félix
Interpretation: Ana Brum, Diana Rosa, João Félix, and Flávio Cristóvam
Costumes: Silvia Teixeira
Plastic conception: Ana Brum and Peter Cann
Production: Cães do Mar
Financing: DGArtes
Support: Regional Government of the Azores and Sociedade Filarmónica de Instrução e Recreio dos Artistas
Organization: Corredor Associação Cultural
A NOITE DOS JUSTOS
CÃES DO MAR
SYNOPSIS
It is a show performed by two actors and a rock musician, based on accounts of the popular resistance movement Justiça da Noite (Justice of the Night), which emerged on Terceira Island in the early 20th century.
The movement was born as a reaction to the annexation of common land by the state and its appropriation by large landowners. During the night, hooded and armed with agricultural tools, the rebels tore down walls and fences, restoring access to common lands. Over time, Justiça da Noite became an alternative system for resolving disputes and, later, a form of moral and political policing.
The play unfolds through fragmented narratives and songs, united by a live rock soundtrack.
The play unfolds through fragmented narratives and songs, united by a live rock soundtrack. In addition to recreating a remarkable episode in Terceira's history, it reflects on contemporary themes such as social injustice, moral policing, extremism, and populism. The show resonates with international agrarian movements, such as Captain Swing in England and the Rebecca Riots in Wales. Rock music reinforces the connection between past and present, making the play accessible to different generations.
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FREE EVENT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Presented at Vulcana in Ribeira Grande, this play recreates the atmosphere of a festival and fair, incorporating social dances, such as the chamarrita, and moments of sharing meals.
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DURATION
60 minutos
TYPE
Show - Arraial
AGE CLASSIFICATION
12 years and older
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CÃES DO MAR
Cães do Mar (CdM) is a creative structure based on theater. Attentive to movements related to the environment, it has extended its scope to the performing arts and is now a multidisciplinary meeting place open to contemporary issues, being the first professional theater company in the Azores.
Based on identity, it draws on reality and reflection on the territory to give it breadth and universality. Its working method is research, from which it develops original texts and music for proposals that can fly and conquer the world.
It prioritizes community work and invests in new dramaturgy, with strong links to schools and institutions such as libraries, museums, and local authorities. To measure its impact, one must leave the picturesque Azores and enter one of the poorest and most isolated regions of Portugal, which is also the youngest and least densely populated.
The structure promotes an amateur theater group, Matilha, consistent with recreational practice, adding to it dramaturgical (technical) learning and relationships with similar structures (hosting, exchanges) inside and outside the region.
CdM is composed of a core team of five people and a larger group of eight, who implement activity plans focused on creation (14 new creations), training, and mediation, highlighting projects with schools and Rua Direita, the former with great human involvement and the latter with great media impact.
DIANA ROSA
Born in 1985 in Marinha Grande and resident on Terceira Island since 2010, she has a degree in Psychology and began training in contemporary dance in 2015 at the Terceira Island Youth and Arts Academy Dance Company. In 2018, she co-founded the Metamorfose Dance Company and participated in several dance and theater shows, including works with Alpendre – Theater Group. She attended theater, animated forms, and dance workshops with creators such as Peter Cann, Helen Ainsworth, Maria João Gouveia, and Sofia Cabrita. Since 2019, she has collaborated with the Cães do Mar Theater Company, where she presented inBOX at the Performing Arts Short Film Festival and participated in projects such as O Jardim das Flores Vermelhas. In 2021, she premiered inBOX0.2, co-created with Ana Brum and Simon Fraser.
JOÃO FÉLIX
João Félix is a musician from Angra do Heroísmo. Under his solo project Felix the First, he released the album The Orchard (2023) and the singles The Hourglass and When I Lay My Burden Down (2024). His music blends folk, blues, rock & roll, and influences from Bob Dylan, Townes Van Zandt, Elizabeth Cotten, The Beatles, and Indian classical music. He regularly collaborates with the Cães do Mar company in sound design and performance, and has performed on Azorean stages with the Contos & Canções collective.
ANA BRUM
Ana Brum, born in Angra do Heroísmo, is a stage designer and director who graduated from the Lisbon Theatre and Film School. Founder and artistic director of the Cães do Mar company since 2017, she has directed several shows and, since 2021, has co-directed the annual Rua Direita event in Angra. Her career includes collaborations with national and international directors and training in set design, animated forms, clowning, and cultural mediation.
PETER CANN
Peter Cann, a British playwright and director based in Angra do Heroísmo, has been a member of the Cães do Mar theater company since 2018 as resident playwright and associate director. In the United Kingdom, he has worked at institutions such as Birmingham Rep, Shared Experience, Welsh National Opera, and BBC Radio 4, and was Artistic Director of Pentabus Theatre. In Portugal, he has written and directed shows such as Botequim, A Balada de Portuguese Joe, Sarrado Grande, Rua Direita, and Retratos de Mulheres Açorianas, as well as collaborating with companies such as Teatro do Montemuro and Contigo Teatro (Madeira).
FLÁVIO CRISTÓVAM
Cristóvam, a musician and composer from Angra do Heroísmo, won the International Songwriting Competition in 2017 and released the albums Hopes and Dreams (2018) and Songs On a Wire (2022). Author of songs such as Andrà Tutto Bene — an anthem of hope during the pandemic — he has performed in several European countries and won multiple International Portuguese Music Awards. Composer of the Year at the CCP Festival (2021), he is also responsible for the soundtrack of the RTP program Mal-Amanhados.
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