In partnership with: MAM Bahia - Museum of Modern Art, Salvador, Brazil
Date: 06.02.2025 - 16.02.2025
In partnership with: Nautical Museum - Farol da Barra, Salvador, Brazil
Date: 18.12.2025 - 26.01.2026
In partnership with: Casa Rosa, Salvador, Brazil
Date: 07.03.2026
In partnership with: Pinacoteca Municipal de Bauru, Casa Ponce, Bauru (SP), Brazil
Date: 14.03.2026 - 15.03.2026
In partnership with: Casa Farofa, as part of the festival programme of Farofa do Processo, São Paulo , Brazil
Since the beginning of time, we have told one another stories about what it means to be human, where we come from and where we belong. Some of these stories continue to shape our lives, while others have been forgotten.
PART OF US rediscovers one such tale: the fable of an ancestral bird, the last of its kind, which is believed to have travelled the world alone for centuries, in search of a companion that sings with the same voice. As a grandson recounts this journey while revisiting memories of his grandmother, the story mirrors our own search for old and new ways of being together. Audiences follow the search for the vanished mythical bird and reconnect with shared memories, ancestral stories and forms of knowledge that exist beyond scientific explanation. Its name, Nô, echoes the Portuguese word nós ("we"), embodying the work's central idea: that we are part of one another, connected through shared histories and care.
Through its dialogue between generations, the performance approaches ancestry and heritage as a living presence that continues to shape the present. Rather than presenting time as linear, PART OF US proposes a circular understanding of time in which past, present and future coexist. Along this journey, the work reveals how stories, memories and affection continue to connect us despite our differences.
PART OF US has been presented at several locations in Salvador, São Paulo and Bauru in Brazil and is will premiere in Europe on 3rd October 2026 at Humboldt Forum, Berlin. Each presentation is reimagined in response to the architecture, history and site-specific characteristics of the venue that hosts it.