BLIND returns for a powerful restaging after its celebrated 2015 debut, which was seen at major theatres and festivals in London, New York, Tokyo, and the Netherlands.

Created together with Nancy Black of Black Hole Theatre (Melbourne, Australia) and coached by Afro-Brazilian anthropologist Patrick Oliveira, BLIND is an immersive visual theatre experience that blends dance, sound, light and the manipulation of foam sculptures.

The piece is a physical ritual of healing, rooted in Paiva’s own experience with an illness that left scars on his skin and temporarily blinded him. Through his self-developed “Object Score,” the performer reimagines his body as a living map of boundaries, vulnerability, and resilience.

BLIND is a coproduction with Festival Mondial des Théâtres de Marionnettes (FR), Black Hole Theatre (AUS), Nordland Visual Theatre (NO) and Korzo producties (NL). Financially supported by Performing Arts Fund NL. With thanks to Hans C. Boer, Domokos Kovacs, Patrick Oliveira and MapLab Utrecht.