Zero Degree in Culture House Laura Alvim

After successful passages by Cine Joia and Teatro Cândido Mendes, the play “Zero Grau” arrives at Casa de Cultura Laura Alvim, in Ipanema, for a short season in Espaço Rogério Cardoso. The show, written by the carioca playwright Beatriz Napolitani, can be seen from 3 to 26 October, with sessions on Fridays and Saturdays at 7pm, and Sundays at 6pm.

The assembly, set in the 1980s, proposes a dive into the construction of female identity and the ethical contradictions of society. With acidic humor, existential drama and metalanguage, the plot accompanies Amanda, a rich and corrupt young family who, amid psychoanalytic treatment, faces the difficult choice between being or not being.

The show dialogues with Henrik Ibsen's work Hedda Gabler, establishing parallels between fiction and the life of the protagonist. In addition to the text, Beatriz Napolitani shares the direction with Lourenço Marques and also integrates the cast, alongside Andrea Cals, Alex Gomes, Anna Gama and Carlos Rosario.

With minimalist scenography, the staging bets on audiovisual resources and objects of time — such as vitrola, answering machine and old phones — to recreate the climate of a decade pre-internet, when communication required presence and time.

“Zero Grau” marks the third adult piece of the author, which already adds more than 20 written texts, including the titles Sarjeta and Bola Preta.

ServiceTimetable: Fridays and Saturdays at 7pm; Sunday at 18. h
Location: House of Culture Laura Alvim
Address: Av. Vieira Souto, 176 - Ipanema
Ticket: Learn how to acquire Here.