Bio

Actress, creator and the artistic director of número cinco. Based in Lisboa, lived and studied theatre in Madrid (RESAD), Paris (École Philipe Gaulier) and New York (SITI COMPANY). As an actress works in theatre, cinema and television. In 2019, she creates the theatre platform número cinco, during the master of Theatre Practices at ArtEZ (Netherlands). After more than 20 years working as an actress, she starts developing her own work, writing, producing and directing her artistic projects. Maria Joao Falcao creates SOB CONVITE (On Invitation) in 2019 and O MESTRE (The Master) in 2021. While working as an actress and keep her theatre training, Maria João Falcao prepares her next project, A ESPERA (On Waiting)

Project

For Faberllul Residency I present an artistic project about the concept of ‘Waiting’. A research on the concept of Waiting and the development of an artistic object influenced by this research.

This project started based on a personal experience, the 15 days I waited for the results of a biopsy. My proposal is to understand 'waiting' as a fundamental human activity. I will question if we drastically reduce the 'waiting' time, something deeply human will be lost. From this research, a scenic text will be created.