«Que teatro é este?»: Pensamento e Processo de Um Museu Vivo de Memórias Pequenas e Esquecidas

Abstract

This article reflects upon the methods and process of the performance Um Museu Vivo de Memórias Pequenas e Esquecidas [A Living Museum of Small and Forgotten Memories], where Joana Craveiro addresses the historical and personal memory of the Portuguese dictatorship (1926-1974), revolution (April 25th,1974) and revolutionary process (1974-1975). Craveiro gives an account of the authors and works that have inspired A Living Museum, which is built in the interplay of the “archive” and the “repertoire” (Taylor, 2003), concepts used to describe different modes of memory and knowledge transmission, and which the performance bridges. The article further addresses the relationship of the performance with the absence of non-inscription of memories in the public space, as well as the silencing of personal memories, which renders A Living Museum a “space of possibilities”: of exchange, remembering, inscription and reconciliation.