Hit Parade (Porto)

(2011)

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Twelve participants lie face down on the street where they occupy a city square and proceed to pound the pavement with the microphone one thousand times. The sound of each person’s actions is amplified. Each performer chooses their own rhythm and intensity.

The performance was part of the Trama Festival (now defunct), Porto, Portugal. Performance took place on October 14.

Participants: João Miguel Brojo, Diana Costa, Matilde Nicolau de Almeida, Sarah Klimsch, Fernando Sebastião Lalanda, Alícia Moreira, Cátia Neves, Ana Sofia Nico, Paulo Bruno Osório, Pedro Pereira, Ricardo Pereira, Felícia Teixeira.

Photo credits: Silvana Torrinha (top 7), Christof Migone (bottom 6).