FLATLAND

by Patricia Portela & Christoph De Boeck (PT/B)

Flatland takes the spectator on a journey through a two-dimensional world behind the letters of a book. The story is told from the perspective of a pixelsized dot that is on a quest for the third dimension.

About FLATLAND

Flatland - Part I is a multimedia performance where letters, images and small notes are projected onto a 3mx4m book that you can read, hear and see transform as the story develops. In this first part we follow Flatman through his reflections, through the worlds of bi-dimensionality and perspective, until he discovers that his temporary existence in the 3D world is only possible if there is an audience watching him. Happy with the discovery but annoyed with the conditions, Flatman creates a strategy for achieving 3D immortality.

About Patricia Portela

Patricia Portela, Portugal 1974, has a background in set and costume design. She completed her studies in Lisbon, Utrecht and Denmark. Since 1994 she has been working for several independent theatre and dance companies, mainly as a costume designer, dramaturge or decorator. In 2006 she finished the last episode of the multimedia performance trilogy Flatland. The first of the three episodes won the Acarte/Maria Madalena de Azeredo Perdigão 2004 award. Her last piece Banquet premiered in Vooruit, Ghent and played in Bozar, Brussels in 2007.

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