Temps d'Images

LARGO Residências, Jardins do Bombarda
20 - 21 Jun 21h
80min
12+
world premiere

Pedro Baptista

THE FIREBIRD

The Firebird is a performance-show that can be described as a ‘portrait of the artist’, taking the baton from the homonymous musical piece by Igor Stravinsky.

After dancing Stravinsky´s composition at 8 years old in his childhood home´s living room, now at
33 years old, Pedro Baptista seeks to revive that same piece, as well as the mythical figure of the
“burning bird”, in order to continue a dialogue with his urges and questions, both identity/personal
as well as artistic, and both individual as well as profoundly collective. While always navigating
between autobiography and the artistic dilemma of “how to stage Stravinsky´s piece”, Pedro
Baptista challenges himself to think of legacies, and the cycle of life-death-rebirth, with a solo that
can be an abstract dance; an open movement.

Pedro Baptista Pedro Baptista completed his MA in Theatre at ESTC. He has worked with: Mário Coelho, Pedro Penim, Jorge Silva Melo, Pedro Carraca, Alice Azevedo, Marcial di Fonzo Bo and Patrícia Moreira, etc. As Director and Playwright, his highlights include: “Oração” (2022); “Anima” (2022); “Oração do veado sereio” (2021) and “Prosopopeia” (2018). In 2025, as Director, he premiered – “Êxtase” – and the show
“Auto das Anfitriãs”, co-created with Inês Vaz (produced by TNDMII).


Creation, text, performance and installation Pedro Baptista Promotional Photography Rui PalmaArtistic Residency LARGO Residências Sponsorship Festival Temps d’Images
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