Holland Festival: Macacos - Clayton Nascimento (BR)

After an incident in a soccer stadium, where fans shouted macaco (‘ape’) at a Black player, actor and theatre writer Clayton Nascimento decided to delve into the origins of a racism that he himself is also confronted with in his everyday life.

Holland Festival: Macacos - Clayton Nascimento (BR)

Location

Frascati

Nes 63

1012 KD Amsterdam

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Multi-award winning monologue

Using nothing more than his own body and a lipstick, Nacimento stages the story of Brazil, from the rulings of the Portuguese Court during slavery to today, where executions of black people by the police remain unpunished. In his moving and multi-award winning monologue MACACOS, he guides the audience through this history of prejudice, exclusion and violence.

In addition to historical facts and harrowing situations, he heartbreakingly gives a voice to the mothers who mourn their arrested and murdered daughters and sons. He also makes a direct connection with the audience here when he reflects on slavery, the human trafficking that made the Netherlands rich. From start to finish, MACACOS is more than a performance: it shows where art has the power to inspire social change.

15 June: Meet the Artist

Are you curious about how the show Macacos came about and would you like to know more about its creator? Then stay in the theater after the performance to meet Clayton Nascimento and ask your questions.

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