Altamira 2042

The Belo Monte Dam is a huge hydroelectric power station being built in the Xingu River: one of the most important tributaries of the Amazon in Brazil. The construction is controversial and will have irreversible consequences for the survival of the tropical rainforest and the indigenous people of the area. In Altamira 2042, Brazilian artist Gabriela da Cunha puts a microscope on the project and its consequences for people and nature.   

Altamira 2042 is a mix of installation, performance and dance, brought together in a techno-shamanic ritual. Using image, sound and word fragments, Da Cunha gives voice to the river and the tragic fate that awaits it. Bluetooth speakers, neon streamers and portable beamers help Da Cunha move the audience to feel revolt against the dam and to free the river. An almost otherworldly experience, which may bring you closer to Mother Earth than you’ve ever been. This Performance is in Portugese with English and Dutch subtitles.

Altamira 2042 will have its Dutch première during PAFFF. 

About Gabriela Carneiro da Cunha 

Gabriela Carneiro da Cunha (1982) is a Brazilian actress, director and researcher. For the past five years, she has worked on the Riverbank Project – About Rivers, Buiúnas and Fireflies – and investigated Brazil’s rivers and the disastrous consequences of human intervention. Da Cunha uses this research as the basis of her performances, of which Altamira 2042 is her second work. Da Cunha has previously collaborated with Ariane Mnouchkine, Georgette Fadel, Cibele Forjaz, Grace Passô, Eryk Rocha and Heitor Dhalia, among others.