FULL-LENGTH PIECES

⌦ AD HOMINEM (2021-22)
motivational multimedia solo performance

Concept and artistic direction . MESSIAS, João Carlos Pinto
Music, video and performance . João Carlos Pinto

Sound technician and patch programming . Rodrigo Constanzo
Light design and technician . João Pedro Fonseca
Stage design . João Pedro Fonseca, João Carlos Pinto
Makeup . Sara Marita

Libretto . MESSIAS
Text assistance and inspiration . Filipe Louro
AI generated text . Miiverse, Inspirobot, Youtube, Reddit, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Tinder
Diverse random material generators . Diogo Ferreira, Sara Marita, Pedro Melo Alves, José Diogo Martins

Co-production . António Fernandes
Management . Interferência
Documentation . Marianne Harlé, João Nunes

With the support of República Portuguesa – Cultura / Direcção Geral das Artes, Interferência, Antena 2, O’culto da Ajuda, Miso Music Portugal, MIC.pt, gnration, Ermo do Caos, Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa, Merge – The Social Magazine, ZABRA, Desvio, Água Ardente, MRôlo, Instituto Superior de Agronomia

Without the support of myself, my enemies, and basically 99.98% of the population of the planet who doesn’t know me or haven’t had sex with me [yet]

Special thank you to everyone who inspired / influenced this work . Alexander Schubert, Beatriz Picas Magalhães, Bruna Maia de Moura, Carlos Caires, Carlos Pinto, Carolina Picas Magalhães, Catarina Luís, Diana Ferreira, Diogo Alexandre, Diogo Ferreira, Diogo Oliveira, Dona Alcinda, Dona Carmo, Eleonor Picas, Fábio Pinto, Filipe Louro, Flat Earth Community, Francisco Cipriano, Helena Pinto, Inês Madeira Lopes, Jaime Reis, Jesus Christ, João Baião, João Miguel Braga Simões, João Tiago Magalhães, José Diogo Martins, José Figueiras, Larissa Taveira, Lelo, Leonor Cunha, Mariana Tiago, Mariana Vieira, Miguel Curado, Noeli Kikuchi, Olinda Marinheiro, Paulo Amendoeira, Pedro Branco, Pedro Lima, Pedro Melo Alves, Quim Barreiros, Rui Pedro Braga Simões, Sara Marita, Sr. Santos, Sónia Vilaça, Teresa Braga Simões, That Hobo I talked to once, Tobias Pfeil, Tomás Alvarenga, Tomás Moital, Trufa

This work contains contains references and / or pastiches from Eric Andre, Saturday Night Live, Alexander Schubert, Óscar Escudero, Inês Madeira Lopes, Igor C Silva, João Carlos Pinto, John Zorn, Adult Swim, Ryoji Ikeda, Monty Python, Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared, Alan Resnick, CACO.MEAL, Portuguese National TV and news channels, the internet (in general) and the inherently absurd nature of the world that surrounds us