Lia Rodrigues
In Portuguese, the word borda refers to an embroidery that decorates, a boundary that separates, but also a mirage. A major figure on the Brazilian dance scene, choreographer Lia Rodrigues is a committed artist. In Borda, a ballet featuring nine dancers, she dreams of a world where borders unite rather than divide. They all seek to make these boundaries fluid: grouping together and then dispersing tirelessly, invoking rallying, acceptance, and reaching out to others.
Created by: Lia Rodrigues
Danced and created in collaboration with : Leonardo Nunes, Valentina Fittipaldi, Andrey da Silva, David Abreu,
Raquel Alexandre, Daline Ribeiro, João Alves, Cayo Almeida, Vitor de Abreu
Creative assistant: Amalia Lima
Dramaturgy: Silvia Soter
Artistic collaboration and images: Sammi Landweer
Lighting design: Nicolas Boudier
Lighting and stage management: Magali Foubert and Baptistine Méral
Soundtrack: Miguel Bevilacqua (based on extracts from the recording made in 1938 in the north of Brazil by the Folklore Research Mission set up by the writer and intellectual Mario de Andrade / Extract from the music ‘Amor Amor Amor’ in the public domain which forms part of the repertoire of the ‘Cavalo Marinho’, a Brazilian dramatic dance performed by Luiz Paixão).
Production/distribution manager: Colette de Turville
Production manager: Astrid Toledo
Production and distribution Brazil: Gabi Gonçalves/ Corpo Rastreado
Secretary, administration: Gloria Laureano
Logistical support Centre des Arts Maré: Sendy Silva
Teachers: Amalia Lima, Leonardo Nunes, Valentina Fittipaldi, Andrey Silva
Costumes: Lia Rodrigues Companhia de Danças
Seamstress: Antonia Jardilino de Paiva
Acknowledgements: Thérèse Barbanel, Corpo Rastreado, Inês Assumpção, Luiz Assumpção, Diana Nassif, the Centro de Artes da Maré team, Jacques Segueilla.
Dedicated to Max Nassif Earp
Production: Lia Rodrigues Companhia de Danças
Coproduction: Kunstenfestivaldesarts - Bruxelles/ Maison de la danse, Lyon/Pôle européen de création, en soutien à la Biennale de la danse 2025 - Chaillot - Théâtre National de la Danse – Paris / Le CENTQUATRE - Paris/ Festival d’Automne à Paris / Wiener Festwochen - Wien / Festival La Batie - Comédie de Genève – Genève / Romaeuropa-Rome/ Pact Zollverein - Essen/ One Dance Festival-Plovdiv /Theater Freiburg/ Muffatwerk - Münich / Passages Transfestival - Metz / Festival Perspectives – Saarbrücken / Le Parvis scène nationale Tarbes Pyrénées / Tanz im August /HAU Hebbel am Ufer – Berlin/ Théâtre Garonne, scène européenne – Toulouse
With the support of the Ammodo Foundation, Redes da Maré and Centro de Artes da Maré
Lia Rodrigues is an international artist associated with the CENTQUATRE-PARIS and the Maison de la danse/Pôle européen de création, in support of the Lyon Biennial.
