raquel andré

Starting All Over Again

What happens when someone is born?

Two people rehearse a family.

A family rehearses a play.

A play that is born from artists with different ways of making and thinking about theater, and from a shared desire to transform life on stage.

They summon memories, people and characters to question narratives about birth, death, legacy, community and care networks. Theater as a way of rehearsing possible futures.

Through the family architectures created by their own births, they invite us to sit at the table. They say: raising a child is a political act.

Artistic Direction and Performance Raquel André and Tonan Quito

Co-creation Bernardo de Almeida

Text André Tecedeiro IN COLABORATION WITH BERNARDO DE ALMEIDA, RAQUEL ANDRÉ E TONAN QUITO

Dramaturgy André Tecedeiro, Bernardo de Almeida, Raquel André and Tonan Quito

Set Design Fernando Ribeiro

Light Design Wilma Moutinho

Music Ágatha Cigarra

Costumes José António Tenente

Vídeo Afonso Sousa

Cameras Afonso Sousa, Francisco Fidalgo and Pedro Leite

Sound capture Tiago Galvão

Video Participants André Tecedeiro, António André, António Fonseca, António Pedro Lopes, António Quito, Aliu Baio, Bernardino Quito, Bernardo de Almeida, Elvira Quito, Fernanda André, Fernando Ribeiro, Jaime Rebelo, João Teixeira, Mandé Quito, Maria Boavida, Margarida Botelho, Marta Rodrigues, Miguel Quito, Raquel André, Salomé Quito, Tonan Quito and Valentina Carvalho

Portuguese Sign Language Interpreter Valentina Carvalho

Audiodescription Gregório Rojas

Subtitles prepared for/by people who are deaf or hard of hearing André Tecedeiro

Communication António Pedro Lopes

Executive Production Margarida Botelho

Financial Management Missanga

Touring Light Technician João Teixeira

Acknowledgements André Family and Quito Family, Sandra Oliveira, Miguel Mendes, António Nunes, Tio Marcelino, Laurent Durris, Sana, Sónia Marques Durris, Deolinda Major

Co-production Culturgest, Cine-Teatro Louletano, Teatro Viriato, Teatro Municipal Baltazar Dias, Teatro Aveirense, Teatro Cine Torres Vedras

Support Copacabana, Escola do Largo, Portuguese Embassy in Guinea-Bissau

DATES

25 - 28 Junho 2025 - Culturgest (Lisboa - PT) - ESTREIA

10 Outubro 2025 - Teatro Viriato (Viseu - PT)

13 Dez 2025 - Cendrev (Évora - PT)

20/03/2026 - Casa das Artes de Famalicão (PT)

27/03/2026 - Teatro Aveirense (Aveiro - PT)

29/4/2026 - Torres Vedras (PT)

21/6/2026 - Teatro Municipal Baltazar Dias (Funchal - PT)

26/6/2026 - Teatro Miguel Franco (Leiria - PT)

27/11/2026 - Teatro de Paredes de Coura (PT)