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Samuel Úria

2000 A.D.
DR
Past event
Dates and Schedules

8 October
Tuesday, 8pm

 

Low-visibility tickets still available, on sale at the theatre box office only | €7

Venue

Sala Luis Miguel Cintra

Price

€22 | (Not covered by the Culture Pass)

Age Restriction

6+

Description

Samuel Úria returns to Teatro São Luiz with the enigmatic show 2000 A.D.. Back in April 2016, we saw him in Sala Luis Miguel Cintra performing the memorable opening show of Carga de Ombro and, just as we announced back then, once again “Samuel has something new to tell us, which he communicates to us through his songs”.
The musician writes:
“For a particular generation born last century – the so-called Generation X or, to be precise, those people of working age who complain about back pain too often – the actual cross over to the year 2000 proved to be a less intense event than the previous anticipation of the year 2000. For a long time, the anticipation of that date was full of hope, of optimistic possibilities; it embodied this whole idea of progress, a crystallised synonym of the future”.
More than two decades later, and with the years casually accumulating, surprise has become anesthetised and latent disappointment has been growing fat. Not that the present of pocket computers is less impressive than the future of flying cars, but any aftermath of progress will bring up a bitter taste to the mouth. History was supposed to stop rewriting itself after the year 2000; in reality, no matter how much the paper changes, the scribbled handwriting remains the same. Over the last half a century, cries of freedom have gone from celebratory cries to cries for help. The good old singular truth has become short-sighted, multiplied and distorted by lenses and screens: it serves Good poorly, it serves Evil effectively. Virtue has been sacrificed on the altars of golden calves; the keys to revolutions have been handed over to the most pious censors. Might this not be the best time to sing about a future that, albeit expired, is taking its time to get here?”

The year 2000 arrives in October to Teatro São Luiz.

Cast and Creative

Samuel Úria voice, electric guitar, acoustic guitar Jónatas Pires electric guitar, acoustic guitar, voice Silas Ferreira keyboards, sampler, percussion, voice Miguel Sousa keyboard, acoustic guitar, voice António Quintino bass, doublebass, voice Tiago Ramos drums, percussion, voice Inês Baptista, Inês Maia, Inês Amador Pires, Joana Wagner, Lucas Silva, Pedro Wagner, Rafael Nunes, Rebeca Reinaldo, Tiago Martins, Tiago Silva choir Guest : Carol voice Room sound operation (F.O.H.) Guilherme Gonçalves Stage sound operation (R.O.H.) Manuel San Payo Lighting operation Jorge Pato (Aldeia da Luz) Backline technicians Pedro Borges, Nuno Filipe Design Silas Ferreira with illustrations by Samuel Úria Communication O Colectivo Production Vachier & Associados, Lda Media partners RTP, Antena 3 Co-presentation Vachier & Associados and São Luiz Teatro Municipal

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