Na Ruinas
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From a dilapidated dream house, an old man looks back on his life. Born during the '47 famine in Cape Verde, he later leaves for Europe. In search of a future bigger than the island he leaves behind. He crosses oceans, lives fast, builds an existence in Rotterdam and starts a family. Until love fails and old hurts surface. Some baggage you don't get rid of.
In Na Ruinas (In the Ruins), a son takes a close look at that life...
From a dilapidated dream house, an old man looks back on his life. Born during the '47 famine in Cape Verde, he later leaves for Europe. In search of a future bigger than the island he leaves behind. He crosses oceans, lives fast, builds an existence in Rotterdam and starts a family. Until love fails and old hurts surface. Some baggage you don't get rid of.
In Na Ruinas (In the Ruins), a son takes a closer look at that life. He tries to understand what shaped his father and how it carries through at home. Where conversations stall and silence takes over, he searches through music for words for what is never spoken. Along the way, he sees the war that marks his father, the silence that lingers afterwards, the love that is there but does not always show itself.
With two musicians at his side, Gery Mendes puts himself in the shoes of his father; from young soldier to man between two worlds. A penetrating, personal and cinematographically theatrical concert full of traditional Cape Verdean music and hip-hop.
Na Ruinas is an ode to fathers and sons, and to the traces a past can leave through a family long after the shooting has stopped. A recognizable story about what we take with us from the past and what we pass on.
“Na Ruinas” was made possible in part by the Performing Arts Fund, the Creative Industries Incentive Fund, the Culture Fund, and the Erasmus Foundation. Special thanks to Orkater.
When
- Thursday, February 4, 2027 8 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Buy tickets