Luanda Casella
Biography
Luanda Casella, house director at NTGent, is a Brazilian writer and performer trying to rescue the art of storytelling from its mediatised doomed destiny. By examining rhetorical concepts through humour, her work exposes language constructions, exploring unreliable narration in fiction and in everyday communicative processes. In 2018, she was on stage at NTGent with Short of Lying, for which she won the Sabam Jong Theaterschrijfprijs. In Short of Lying, Casella makes use of narrative strategies to mislead the audience, while exposing those very same strategies. In her latest creation at NTGent, Killjoy Quiz (2021), she explores the linguistic nature of violence and resistance.
Killjoy Quiz takes the deceptive form of an ‘innocent’ television quiz to subvert the idea of ‘scoring points on knowledge’. Luanda is an educator at KASK Conservatorium and has been a guest in the following programs: DAS Theatre (Amsterdam), a.pass (Brussels), KABK (The Hague), PARTS (Brussels), amongst others.
Luanda Casella’s pieces always involve a deconstruction of language and an attempt to mainstream radicalism. In Ferox Tempus she ventures once again into the world of a popular format (of computer games) to write a speculative fiction; unfolding alternative worlds by triggering an imaginary for what’s possible.
Tour Date
KILLJOY QUIZ
23, 24, 26, 27 november 2021 @ NTGent
Killjoy Quiz takes the deceptive form of an ‘innocent’ television quiz to subvert the idea of ‘scoring points on knowledge’. Luanda is an educator at KASK Conservatorium and has been a guest in the following programs: DAS Theatre (Amsterdam), a.pass (Brussels), KABK (The Hague), PARTS (Brussels), amongst others.
Luanda Casella’s pieces always involve a deconstruction of language and an attempt to mainstream radicalism. In Ferox Tempus she ventures once again into the world of a popular format (of computer games) to write a speculative fiction; unfolding alternative worlds by triggering an imaginary for what’s possible.
Tour Date
KILLJOY QUIZ
23, 24, 26, 27 november 2021 @ NTGent
New creation
FEROX TEMPUS - Terror at its best
A solo performance about carbon neoliberalism and the end of the world by Luanda Casella &NTGent
Within the fictional world of Ferox Tempus a multi-layered narrative unfolds. Lua moves through ten game levels guided by the voice of an omnipresent narrator, who introduces each level and its transition principles, dictates the rules of action, hints at goals, weapons, traits and narrates all events within the dystopian settings caused by climate change. They are in constant dialogue. In the live performance, the game is interrupted by comedy intermezzos on banalities in the performer's own life written in stream of consciousness style; such as growing up in the 80’s, experimenting with psychedelic plants, taking part in sexual orgies, being a follower of mainstream veganism, or ranting endlessly about emotional dependency, while suggesting that her voice is that of privilege. The soundtrack is an 80’s futurist-synthesiser-style mixed with catastrophic weather reports. Using narrative strategies from interactive storytelling computer games, addressing political, theoretical and fictional content related to the rise of neoliberalism and the destruction of the planet, the piece builds up as a twofold scenario; a multi-layered storytelling game (the world of the character) and a stand up philosophy (the world of the player).
Concept, text and performance: Luanda Casella
Scenography and choreography: Lucius Romeo Fromm
Dramaturgy: Sébastien Hendrickx and Carmen Hornbostel
Music composition: Pablo Casella
Costume and make-up: Carly Heathcote
Narrator: Kate McIntosh
Narrator: Kate McIntosh
Projection and publication: Kahil Jansens
Research (narrative games): Luyd Carvalho
Production: NTGent
Other projects
Performances
2016/2019
“SHORT OF LYING” / storytelling
performance VERBO Performing Arts Festival/ São Paulo, FESTIVAL CHAMBRE D’O/ Oostende; WORKING TITLE FESTIVAL / BrusselS; TRUE STORIES EXHIBITION/ Ghent; TAZ Theater aan Zee/ Oostende, NTGENT/ Ghent; MONTY/ Anwterpen, KVS/ Brussels, DE GROTE POST /Oostende, Boulevard Festival_ 's-Hertogenbosch/ NL, Het Theater Festival_ Ghent/ BE, Kaserne_ Basel/CH Frascati _ Amsterdam/ NL, Spielart Festival _ Munich/ DE; Auawirleben.ch Festival _ Bern/ CH; ANTIGONE_Kortrijk
“SHORT OF LYING” / storytelling
performance VERBO Performing Arts Festival/ São Paulo, FESTIVAL CHAMBRE D’O/ Oostende; WORKING TITLE FESTIVAL / BrusselS; TRUE STORIES EXHIBITION/ Ghent; TAZ Theater aan Zee/ Oostende, NTGENT/ Ghent; MONTY/ Anwterpen, KVS/ Brussels, DE GROTE POST /Oostende, Boulevard Festival_ 's-Hertogenbosch/ NL, Het Theater Festival_ Ghent/ BE, Kaserne_ Basel/CH Frascati _ Amsterdam/ NL, Spielart Festival _ Munich/ DE; Auawirleben.ch Festival _ Bern/ CH; ANTIGONE_Kortrijk
2017
THE GUARDIANS OF SLEEP / project by David Weber-Krebs
KAAITHEATER, Brussels, BUDA, Kortrijk, ZEITRAUMEIXIT FESTIVAL, Mannheim, IMPULSE FESTIVAL, Mülheim an der Ruhr
“DON'T EAT THE MICROPHONE” / project by Veridiana Zurita
PSYCHIATRIC CENTER DR. GUISLAIN, Ghent/ Vooruit, Ghent
“FIRST IS THE WORST” / solo performance, book
WORKING TITLE PLATFORM_8 / KAAI STUDIOS, Brussels, PASSA PORTA FESTIVAL / ANCIENNE BELGIQUE/ Brussels
“THE PLEASURE OF THE GAME WE HUNT IS THE FUN OF THE CHASE”
collaboration with drummer Giovanni Barcella
“PRODUCTION OF SPACE”, GROUP EXHIBITION _ NUCLEO / Ghent
“A CERTAIN ENCYCLOPEDIA”
“PRODUCTION OF SPACE”, GROUP EXHIBITION_ NUCLEO / Ghent
“VERLOREN VOORWERPEN” / analogue multimedia installation/ kids
collaboration with Maité Van Keirsbilck
KOPERGIETERY / Ghent; SPINRAG FESTIVAL / Schouwburg Kortrijk / TUMULT#4 _Ghent, STORM OP KOMST FESTIVAL _ Turnhout
“SHE SMELLS LIKE GASOLINE” storytelling solo
THE VICTORIA / Birmingham; THE WRITERS BENCH —ARENBERGSCHOUWBURG / Antwerpen; BEURSSCHOUWBURG / Brussels; LE GRAND MENAGE / Namur; HET DEPOT / Leuven
“EXOTICA” storytelling solo
DE SINGEL / Antwerpen; DE CENTRALE / Ghent; DE WERF / Brugge; ZUIDERPERSHUIS /Antwerpen; DE MARKTEN / Brussels; KORTRIJK SCHOUWBURG / Kortrijk
“THE CHICKEN FACTORY” storytelling solo
FLAM - Forum for Live Art (ARTI Galerie) / Amsterdam; CAMPO NIEUWPOORT THEATER / Ghent; DE MARKTEN/ Brussels; ZUIDERPERSHUIS / Antwerpen
“DARK SPEECHES” project by Lazara Rosell Albear
collaboration with: Lazara Rosell Albear, Isnelle da Silveira and Yiphun Chiem
BLUE NOTE FESTIVAL / Ghent; LE ESPACE SENGHOR / Brussels
THE GUARDIANS OF SLEEP / project by David Weber-Krebs
KAAITHEATER, Brussels, BUDA, Kortrijk, ZEITRAUMEIXIT FESTIVAL, Mannheim, IMPULSE FESTIVAL, Mülheim an der Ruhr
“DON'T EAT THE MICROPHONE” / project by Veridiana Zurita
PSYCHIATRIC CENTER DR. GUISLAIN, Ghent/ Vooruit, Ghent
“FIRST IS THE WORST” / solo performance, book
WORKING TITLE PLATFORM_8 / KAAI STUDIOS, Brussels, PASSA PORTA FESTIVAL / ANCIENNE BELGIQUE/ Brussels
“THE PLEASURE OF THE GAME WE HUNT IS THE FUN OF THE CHASE”
collaboration with drummer Giovanni Barcella
“PRODUCTION OF SPACE”, GROUP EXHIBITION _ NUCLEO / Ghent
“A CERTAIN ENCYCLOPEDIA”
“PRODUCTION OF SPACE”, GROUP EXHIBITION_ NUCLEO / Ghent
“VERLOREN VOORWERPEN” / analogue multimedia installation/ kids
collaboration with Maité Van Keirsbilck
KOPERGIETERY / Ghent; SPINRAG FESTIVAL / Schouwburg Kortrijk / TUMULT#4 _Ghent, STORM OP KOMST FESTIVAL _ Turnhout
“SHE SMELLS LIKE GASOLINE” storytelling solo
THE VICTORIA / Birmingham; THE WRITERS BENCH —ARENBERGSCHOUWBURG / Antwerpen; BEURSSCHOUWBURG / Brussels; LE GRAND MENAGE / Namur; HET DEPOT / Leuven
“EXOTICA” storytelling solo
DE SINGEL / Antwerpen; DE CENTRALE / Ghent; DE WERF / Brugge; ZUIDERPERSHUIS /Antwerpen; DE MARKTEN / Brussels; KORTRIJK SCHOUWBURG / Kortrijk
“THE CHICKEN FACTORY” storytelling solo
FLAM - Forum for Live Art (ARTI Galerie) / Amsterdam; CAMPO NIEUWPOORT THEATER / Ghent; DE MARKTEN/ Brussels; ZUIDERPERSHUIS / Antwerpen
“DARK SPEECHES” project by Lazara Rosell Albear
collaboration with: Lazara Rosell Albear, Isnelle da Silveira and Yiphun Chiem
BLUE NOTE FESTIVAL / Ghent; LE ESPACE SENGHOR / Brussels
2010
“WEAVING WITH SALIVA” voice performance
collaboration with: Lazara Rosell Albear; Marijke Verkaart; Paola Bartoletti and Isnel da Silveira
BLUE NOTE FESTIVAL / Ghent
“WEAVING WITH SALIVA” voice performance
collaboration with: Lazara Rosell Albear; Marijke Verkaart; Paola Bartoletti and Isnel da Silveira
BLUE NOTE FESTIVAL / Ghent
Jazz & Spoken Words
2011/2012
"ELECTRIC BARBARIAN"
TAKTLOS FESTIVAL/ Zurich; SAALFELDEN INTERNATIONAL JAZZFESTIVAL/Saalfelden; CITÉ DE LA MUSIQUE /Paris; PARADISO/ Amsterdam; Kunstencentrum Vooruit/Ghent; DE WERF/Brugge; NOORDERZON PERFORMING ARTS FESTIVAL/ Groningen; MOSTRA SESC DE ARTES/São Paulo; ZOMER JAZZ FIETSTOUR/Groningen; WORLD EXPO SHANGHAI/ MAO LIVE HOUSE/ Shanghai; REDTORY/Guangzhou; HANGPU ART CENTRE/Suzhou; YUGONG YISHANG/Beijing; PENANG ISLAND JAZZ FESTIVAL_ Penang/ Malaysia; JAZZ IN HET PARK FESTIVAL/Ghent
"A NU THING" guest artist at Kunstencentrum DE WERF_Brugge
“Fragments of the Book”_ collaboration with Christian Mendoza (piano & fender rhodes )
"This is not a flirt, I’m only sitting here because I tripped and I feel”_collaboration with DJ Grazzhoppa and Lode Vercampt (cello)
“First is the Worst”_ collaboration with Fulco Ottervanger (piano) and Simon Segers (drums)
"SPOKEN THING" series of spoken word events
FESTIVAL JAZZ SUR L’HERBE / Citadel Park Ghent; DE WERF/ Brugges / LE GRAND SLAM INTERNATIONAL DE PARIS
TAKTLOS FESTIVAL/ Zurich; SAALFELDEN INTERNATIONAL JAZZFESTIVAL/Saalfelden; CITÉ DE LA MUSIQUE /Paris; PARADISO/ Amsterdam; Kunstencentrum Vooruit/Ghent; DE WERF/Brugge; NOORDERZON PERFORMING ARTS FESTIVAL/ Groningen; MOSTRA SESC DE ARTES/São Paulo; ZOMER JAZZ FIETSTOUR/Groningen; WORLD EXPO SHANGHAI/ MAO LIVE HOUSE/ Shanghai; REDTORY/Guangzhou; HANGPU ART CENTRE/Suzhou; YUGONG YISHANG/Beijing; PENANG ISLAND JAZZ FESTIVAL_ Penang/ Malaysia; JAZZ IN HET PARK FESTIVAL/Ghent
"A NU THING" guest artist at Kunstencentrum DE WERF_Brugge
“Fragments of the Book”_ collaboration with Christian Mendoza (piano & fender rhodes )
"This is not a flirt, I’m only sitting here because I tripped and I feel”_collaboration with DJ Grazzhoppa and Lode Vercampt (cello)
“First is the Worst”_ collaboration with Fulco Ottervanger (piano) and Simon Segers (drums)
"SPOKEN THING" series of spoken word events
FESTIVAL JAZZ SUR L’HERBE / Citadel Park Ghent; DE WERF/ Brugges / LE GRAND SLAM INTERNATIONAL DE PARIS
2012
INTERNATIONAL SLAM / SÃO PAULO
“VIRGULA, what happened in the pause?” jazz storytelling performance
CAMPO NIEUWPOORT THEATRE_ Ghent; DE MARKTEN_ Brussels
"LABORATORY FOR INSTANT COMPOSING"
NUMOON LAB TV / Rotterdam
“VIRGULA, what happened in the pause?” jazz storytelling performance
CAMPO NIEUWPOORT THEATRE_ Ghent; DE MARKTEN_ Brussels
"LABORATORY FOR INSTANT COMPOSING"
NUMOON LAB TV / Rotterdam
Education
KASK School of Arts / Ghent _ MASTER Fine Arts
A.PASS / Brussels _ POST GRAD. Advanced Performance Training
PUC Pontifícia Universidade Católica / São Paulo — BA Performing Arts
INDAC Instituto de Artes e Ciência / São Paulo — PROF. BA Drama
Grants, prize & teaching
GRANTS
2015/2017
Artist’s Development Fund / Flemish Ministry of Culture Sound Research in contemporary storytelling: use of voice effects and loops in surround sound systems
Artist’s Development Fund / Flemish Ministry of Culture Language research in contemporary storytelling
2015/2017
Artist’s Development Fund / Flemish Ministry of Culture Sound Research in contemporary storytelling: use of voice effects and loops in surround sound systems
Artist’s Development Fund / Flemish Ministry of Culture Language research in contemporary storytelling
PRIZE
Sabam Theaterschrijfprijs TAZ for "Short of Lying"
Sabam Theaterschrijfprijs TAZ for "Short of Lying"
TEACHING
KASK CONSERVATORIUM _ Ghent
A.PASS Posthogeschool voor Podiumkunsten / Brussels
DAS Graduate School - Amsterdam University of the Arts
(KABK) Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten
KASK CONSERVATORIUM _ Ghent
A.PASS Posthogeschool voor Podiumkunsten / Brussels
DAS Graduate School - Amsterdam University of the Arts
(KABK) Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten
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