SCENA presents in Taubaté the performance Curva Cega on November 28 and 29 at Sesc Taubaté.
SCENA – Italian Contemporary Stage Week was created in 2019 under the curatorship of Rachel Brumana. Since its first edition, it has brought to Brazil artists who represent contemporary Italian production and engage with the local scene.
Organized by Associação SÙ de Cultura e Educação, the project held four editions in São Paulo. Between 2019 and 2024, SCENA strengthened its presence through the partnership between the Italian Cultural Institute of São Paulo and Sesc SP.
In 2025, the project expands its format. The program reaches new territories, and Taubaté hosts the performance Curva Cega by Muna Mussie. The presentations take place on November 28 and 29.
Curator Rachel Brumana explains that these works marked the history of the event and therefore receive new presentations in Sesc units outside the capital.
The new format fulfills the desire to reach new audiences. According to Lillo Guarneri, director of the Italian Cultural Institute, decentralizing Italian cultural offerings is essential in an increasingly virtual world.
Curva Cega brings to the stage Italian artist Muna Mussie, born in Eritrea. Her performance explores the rediscovery of her mother tongue, Tigrinya, through the voice of Filmon Yemane, an Eritrean living in Bologna who lost his sight at age twelve.
The artist’s body interacts with the alphabet’s winding lines and creates a dynamic mimesis. The work acts as a meta-educational tool and proposes an intimate landscape through biographical narration.
Muna Mussie lives in Bologna and has explored performance languages since 1998. She worked with companies such as Teatrino Clandestino and Teatro Valdoca. Between 2001 and 2005 she joined the Open research collective and, since 2006, has created and performed her own works.
Her recent productions include Milite Ignoto (2015), Oasi (2018), Curva (2019), Curva Cieca (2021) and PF DJ (2021). She also develops projects related to sewing practices, the concept of home and minor histories.
Filmon Yemane was born in Eritrea and has lived in Bologna since 2008. He holds a degree in International Sciences and has taken part in cultural projects, including a docu-film by the ZimmerFrei collective for the Atlas of Transitions project.
Credits
SCENA 2025 – Curatorship: Rachel Brumana | Production coordination: Dani Correia | Production assistants: Veni Barbosa and Rafaela Correia | Technical coordination: Grazielli Vieira | Visual identity: Erico Peretta | Graphic design: Renan Marcondes | Press office: Canal Aberto | Organized by: Italian Cultural Institute of São Paulo and Sesc SP
Curva Cega – Concept: Muna Mussie | With: Muna Mussie and words by Filmon Yemane | Video editing: Lino Greco | Portuguese translation: Rachel Brumana | Production: Short Theatre, Zonak, Santarcangelo Festival 2021, SpazioKor, Teatro di Roma | Support: Xing
SERVICE
Curva Cega (Curva Cieca)
Duration: 45 minutes
Rating: 14+
Sesc Taubaté
Date: November 28 and 29, 8 PM
Address: Av. Eng. Milton de Alvarenga Peixoto, 1264 – Esplanada Santa Terezinha, Taubaté (SP)
Tickets: R$ 50.00 (full)
R$ 25.00 (half)
R$ 15.00 (Sesc credential)
