Corrupted Words

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Solo inspired by Hugo Von Hofmannsthal’s – “The Letter of Lord Chandos”

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A disillusioned writer leads a group of spectators through a path permeated by atmospheres and situations. In the final stage of this path a banquet will be offered to the participants in which the main course is our imagination.

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The Corrupted Words Project represents a convergence of different processes. First of all it emerged from a sort of indignation associated with brazilian as well as international political scene. Together with a perceptible ethical degeneration, the words seem to be losing their authority. Besides, this work emerged from the contact with a very powerful text written by Hoffmansthal: “The Letter of Lord Chandos”. In this literary masterpiece, we witness a growing disenchantment of a writer – Lord Chandos – with words, that is, with verbal and written language. Words, in his view, are perceived as “rotten mushrooms”.

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However, Corrupted Words tries to go beyond hasty criticism. In this sense, words are seen in this project also as a means to develop ourselves as human beings. As pointed out by Hanna Arendt, amongst other philosophers, human beings are not a given; beings, in order to become humans, require a constant work. This show premiered at SESC Ipiranga and was presented in different venues in Brazil.