Quando Quebra Queima

ColectivA Ocupação takes possession of a space so as to heighten a  struggle. Set right in the middle of the audience, the performers  mobilise dance, song and music in a delightful piece in which the energy  of anger is rivalled by a youthful outburst. Quando Quebra Queima  is a yell, that of a generation which knows it’s been sacrificed, from a  population that realises it’s been scorned and can’t get over it. As an  extension of the student riots in 2015 in Brazil, this collective has  built up a dramaturgy based on an occupation that brings back to life  memories of barricades, banners and slogans, which are here screamed out  in joy. Going from an uprising to a party, Quando Quebra Queima (When Breaks Burn) stands  as a creative response to the social violence of today’s Brazilian  society, to the processes of declassification and to the repressive  arsenal this presupposes. With a desire for self-expression as their  sole driving force, they occupy the stage just as they also defended  their territory: with passion, power and determination.

Source: program of the CND