© Rui Paixão / “FINAL GIRL”, by Rina Marques and Rui Paixão

FINAL GIRL
Rina Marques e Rui Paixão
Palcos Instáveis / Coproduction with Teatro Municipal do Porto

FINAL GIRL emerged from an invitation by dancer Rina Marques to clown and director Rui Paixão to direct a dance solo.

In horror cinema, the term “final girl” or “survivor girl” refers to the last woman alive to confront the killer — the one who survives to tell the story. This concept serves as the starting point for a performance that seeks to build a clown-inspired visual and choreographic universe.

Dance, M6 – 30 min

feminine – clown – ventriloquism – grotesque

 

Sep 25 and 26 / Grande Auditório do TCA

Artistic direction, set and costume design: Rui Paixão

Co-creation and performance: Rina Marques

Sound design and technical direction: Pedro Almeida

Artistic mentorship: Catarina Barros

Graphic design: Mosca que Ladra

Co-production: Instável – Centro Coreográfico and Teatro Municipal do Porto, within the scope of the Palcos Instáveis project

Creation support in artistic residency: ICC – Imaginarius Centro de Criação, Instável Centro Coreográfico/Palcos Instáveis, and Companhia Erva Daninha

Winner of the Imaginarius 2025 Local Creation Support Call