Quadra 16 - Cris Moreira - Vienna Festival 2026

Life and death are often closer than we can bear. In 2008, Cris Moreira gave birth to twins. One of the two children, Francisco, died two days later. His body was laid to rest in that part of the ‘cemetery of longing’ in Belo Horizonte where only children are buried – Block 16. In her poignant lecture-performance Quadra 16, the Brazilian artist uses documentary material and audiovisual techniques to talk about her grief: she addresses the invisibility of pain in a society that treats pregnancy as a public event, but the loss of a child as a private matter. This is the first time that the artist, who has received several awards for her sociopolitical productions, is presenting her work in Austria. Quadra 16 is a deeply personal and at the same time community-building solo performance that asks: Who will listen to a mother speaking about loneliness and death?

Recommended for ages 14+

The performance deals with the subject of child death.

ARTIST TALK
After each performance, the audience is invited to chat with the artist.

Language: Portuguese with German and English surtitles
Duration: 40 min

programma

Quadra 16 - Cris Moreira