© José Caldeira/TMP / “Rubble King”, by Duarte Valadares, interpreted by Marco da Silva Ferreira, Palcos Instáveis
Rubble King introduces a short span of attention, a creature investigating archetypes. An entity in a sandbox, a place of unlimited information, an excessively productive circuit searching for archetypes to feed on. This universal body is viral, an unfiltered circuit, randomly interrupted by self-satisfaction. Glimpses of real movement structures are present, as if floating like clouds and reflecting thoughts. Change, change, change — various states through shifts in attention, dodging conclusions, a rational absurdity.
Duarte Valadares was born in Porto, and graduated from Escola Superior de Dança in 2014. He lives in Portugal, researching both contemporary and urban movement, a study he calls “Hybrid Movement.”
He has worked with choreographers such as Amélia Bentes in Eternuridade, Marco da Silva Ferreira in Land(e)scape, Hu(r)mano, Brother, and Bisonte, Drosha Gherkov in Needs, Jonas & Lander in Adorabilis, Thiery Smits/Compagnie Thor in Anima Ardens and Waw. With Companhia Instável, he has worked with renowned figures such as Gregory Maqoma in Free, Emmanuele Hyuhn in Cribles, and Mafalda Deville in Barro – Terra Molhada Onde a Bota Escorrega. Duarte choreographed Dry Mouth (2015), State of Doubt (2016), We can buy a Basquiat but we can’t hold hands (2017), and co-created Rubble King (2020) with Jonas Verwerft.
Dance M/6 – 40 min
archetypes – artificiality – fiction and simulation – artificial intelligence
Next presentations:
Sep 17, 2025 / Teatro Municipal de Gouveia
Past presentations:
Nov 17, 2022 / Teatro Aveirense, Aveiro
Nov 3, 2022 / Theatro Circo, Braga
Dec 3, 2021 / Cineteatro de Torres Vedras
Mar 31, 2021/ Teatro Campo Alegre
Artistic direction: Duarte Valadares
Cocreation: André Cabral & Marco da Silva Ferreira
Interpreted by: Marco da Silva Ferreira/Duarte Valadares
Visual artist: Oscar Cassamajor
Composer: Olli Lautiola
Costume designer: Pawel Androsiuk
Light designer: Luisa L’Abbate
Residency support: Cie Thor, Jazzy Dance Studios – Santos, Estúdio CAB – Centro Coreográfico de Lisboa, Centro de Criação do Imaginarius, Companhia Instável.
Instável is supported by República Portuguesa – Cultura / Direção Geral das Artes and by the program “Bolsas para a formação GDA”.