Cadela Forca Trilogy - The Brotherhood
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Wed 18 Jun ’2519:00Holland FestivalFrascati Producties on tourITA, Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam
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Thu 19 Jun ’2519:00Holland FestivalFrascati Producties on tourITA, Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam
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Fri 20 Jun ’2519:00Holland FestivalFrascati Producties on tourITA, Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam
Credits
concept, text and direction Carolina Bianchi with Chico Lima, Flow Kountouriotis, José Artur, Kai Wido Meyer, Lucas Delfino, Rafael Limongelli, Rodrigo Andreolli, Tomás Decina and Carolina Bianchi dramaturgy and research partner Carolina Mendonça dialogue on theory and dramaturgy Silvia Bottiroli translation to English Marina Matheus translation to French Thomas Resendes technical direction, sound design, original music Miguel Caldas assistant director Murillo Basso set concept Carolina Bianchi, Luisa Callegari art and costumes Luisa Callegari light design Jo Rios videos and screenings Montserrat Fonseca Llach choreographic resurrection of prologue and movement advisor Jimena Pérez Salerno live camera and artistic support Larissa Ballarotti internship Fernanda Libman photos Mayra Azzy stage manager and production support AnaCris Medina production assistant Zuzanna Kubiak
production direction, tour management and communication Carla Estefan international relations, production and diffusion Metro Gestão Cultural (BR) produced by Metro Gestão Cultural (BR), Carolina Bianchi Y Cara de Cavalo in co production with KVS -Brussels, Theater Utrecht, La Villette –Paris, Festival d’Automne à Paris, Comédie de Genève, Kampnagel Sommerfestival -Hamburg, Les Célestins –Théâtre de Lyon, Kunstenfestivaldesarts -Brussels, Wiener Festwochen, Holland Festival, Frascati Producties, HAU Hebbel am Ufer -Berlin, and Maillon, Théâtre de Strasbourg — Scène Européenne supported by Tax shelter van de Belgische Federale Overheid via Cronos Invest, The Ammodo Foundation-NL
In the press
“With The Brotherhood, Bianchi exposes power structures that shape everything — including the theatre world she herself moves in.” ★★★★ NRC
"The Brotherhood is an excessive and intriguing performance" ★★★★ de Volkskrant
“In The Brotherhood, theatre maker Carolina Bianchi delivers a precise and fierce reckoning with toxic masculinity.” de Volkskrant
“The first play knocked her unconscious. The second is even tougher." The New York Times
"With raw urgency, Carolina Bianchi sets the theatre ablaze: [she] furiously re-enacts her own trauma." ★★★★ De Standaard
“The re-experiencing of that loneliness through this work cuts like glass. The power to show it is a celebration.” De Groene Amsterdammer
“Brotherhood is a source of violence against women, as artist Carolina Bianchi reveals.” Het Parool
"The Brotherhood sparkles with theatrical ingenuity — images, music, quotations, and playful winks." Theaterkrant
"Bianchi’s Brotherhood is a brilliant exposé of male self-aggrandizement." Cultuurpers
NRC ranked The Brotherhood second in its Theatre Top 10: “A delightfully erratic, elusive, and surprisingly funny exploration of the roots of misogyny in society, filled with facts and examples of physical, sexual, and psychological violence against women.”
About Carolina Bianchi
Carolina Bianchi is a Brazilian theatre maker, performer, and writer based in Amsterdam. She graduated in 2022 with a Master's degree from DAS Theatre. Her work moves between theatre and performance, where theory and practice are inextricably linked. Her performances emerge from a perspective of crisis and address themes such as gender, sexual violence, and art history.
At Frascati Producties, Carolina created the first part of her CADELA FORÇA project: Cadela Força – Capítulo 1: A noiva e o boa noite cinderela / Chapter 1: The Bride and the Good Night, Cinderella. This chapter marked the beginning of a triptych, forming a Dantesque circle of hell with narratives about femicide, rape, and the brotherhood among male and cisgender individuals. After a residency at Frascati Producties, she developed part 2, The Brotherhood, at Theater Utrecht, where she has been one of the core artistic members since 2025.
This summer, Carolina will receive the Silver Lion for Dance at the Venice Biennale. In addition, she was nominated for the Gieskes-Strijbis Podium Prize, the largest performing arts award in the Netherlands for mid-career makers who contribute to the quality and diversity of the Dutch performing arts. About Carolina, the advisory committee wrote: “Carolina Bianchi transforms the theatre into a temple of razor-sharp arguments on femicide, power, patriarchy, and art unapologetically.”
