Trilogia Cadela Força

Carolina Bianchi returns to the Festival d'Avignon to present her entire trilogy as a one-day theatre marathon. With her collective Cara de Cavalo, she explores the relationships that unfold between each of these plays and tackles the challenge of revisiting this material. Whether she’s putting her body on the line to talk about sexual violence, burning her own artistic pantheon, or opening the doors to her own creative workshop with its noise and fury, her performances share a commitment to precision that protects her from any fixed system. She remains an artist haunted by doubt, which she never hesitates to stage within her shows. In doing so, she reactivates one of the most ancient functions of theatre: to venture beyond regions basking in the light of the sun and enter the land of shadows and uncertainty, the realm of questions that await answers, now and for a long time to come.  

TRILOGIA CADELA FORÇA
Carolina Bianchi Y Cara de Cavalo

Concept, text, direction and set Carolina Bianchi
With Amanda Lyra, Bruta, Carolina Bianchi, Carolina Mendonça, Chico Lima, Danielli Mendes, Fernanda Libman, Flow Kountouriotis, Joana Ferraz, José Artur, Kai Wido Meyer, Larissa Ballarotti, Lucas Delfino, Marina Matheus, Rafael Limongelli, Rodrigo Andreolli and Tomás Decina
Translation for subtitles Marina Matheus (English), Thomas Resendes (French)
Dramaturg and research Carolina Mendonça  
Technical direction, composed music, sound Miguel Caldas 
Assistant director Murillo Basso
Scenography and graphic design Luisa Callegari
Lighting design Jo Rios  
Video and screenings Montserrat Fonseca Llach 
Costumes Luisa Callegari, Carolina Bianchi
Light programmer Henrique Andrade
Stage manager AnaCris Medina 
Production assistant Trilogy Ella de Gregoriis 
Photos Christophe Raynaud de Lage, Mayra Azzi and Luisa Callegari
Production direction, tour management, communication Carla Estefan 
International Relations, Production, and Distribution Metro Gestão Cultural (Brésil)

Production Metro Gestão Cultural (Brésil), Carolina Bianchi Y Cara de Cavalo
Coproduction KVS Koninklijke Vlaamse Schouwburg (Brussels), Utrecht Théâtre, Festival d’Avignon, Odéon–Théâtre de l'Europe, Festival d’Automne à Paris, La Villette-Paris, Comédie de Genève, GREC Barcelona, Teatro Nacional de Catalunya, Biennale di Danza di Venezia, Wiener Festwochen (Vienna), Holland Festival (Amsterdam), Kunstenfestivaldesarts (Brussels),  Les Célestins – Théâtre de Lyon, Internationales Sommer Festival Kampnagel (Hamburg),  HAU Hebbel am Ufer (Berlin), Frascati Producties (Amsterdam), Divine Comedy International Theatre Festival (Krakow), Le Maillon, Théâtre de Strasbourg - Scène européenne
Residencies to finish the plays and set construction La FabricA du Festival d’Avignon, KVS Brussels
Residencies (2020 - 2026) DAS Theatre (Amsterdam), Greta Galpão (São Paulo), Espaço Desterro (Rio de Janeiro), Pride Festival (Belgrade), Festival 21 Voltz/Central Elétrica (Porto), Festival Proximamente/KVS (Brussels), Frascati Theater (Amsterdam), La Villette-Paris, Utrecht Theater -De Paardenkathedraal, Kampnagel (Hamburg)
With the support of de Tax shelter van de Belgische Federale Overheid, Fondation Ammodo-NL, Theater Der Welt, DAS Theatre Master Program & AFK - Amsterdam Fonds voor de Kunst-NL.
Support for the 80th Festival d'Avignon Camões - Centre culturel portugais à Paris  
Presented in partnership with France Médias Monde

Chapter I premiered on 6 July 2023 at the Festival d’Avignon
Chapter II premiered on 9 May 2025 at KVS Brussels, as part of Kunstenfestivaldesarts
Chapter III will premiere on 4 July 2026 at the Festival d’Avignon