A Invenção da Maldade - Marcelo Evelin

Brazilian choreographer, researcher and performer Marcelo Evelin is a prominent name in the field of contemporary dance. His latest creation came into being in a former warehouse in his hometown, Teresina, which he uses as his artistic workplace. Raw and unpolished, the space reflects the city and the surrounding country, where everyday lives run up against powerful political tensions and a growing intolerance towards minorities and artists. It is in this context that Evelin created A Invenção da Maldade (The invention of evil), in which six dancers give expression to a primal fury, an innocence that does not recognize its own fierceness. To do so they leave their inner world, their bodies engaging in hyper-physical actions. They create a battlefield at whose centre the spectators find themselves. This corporal revolt is the physical confirmation of something ungraspable, comparable with a sleeping arm that has to be shaken back to life violently. In Brussels, the industrial site of Kanal – Centre Pompidou will form the setting for this unique project.