I can't tell much about the gig. With excellent musicians and an exceptional actress, only Patifes could emerge!
Presence, complicity, care and rehearsals — these are the keywords for this group of people. I saw some friends again.
I was very curious about the result. Anyone who knows me knows that music and words are essential in my work.
I enter in fear. Afraid of being disappointed.
Spoken Word?
Will Teresa Sobral sing?
Oh, fuck. What should I think of Patifes?
There's Lopes, there's an accented guitar. There's Hernâni, there's groove. And what to expect from someone I don't know so closely?
I enter, in fear.
The mask that fogs up my glasses doesn't let me pay enough attention to the details of what's going on.
The clothes distracted me. That's the only point that bothers me.
Teresa's voice and presence delight me. Warrior woman. Actress.
That's it! Patifes are the best in music with the best in theatre. Saying texts, interpreting them, laughing with what they tell us, reflecting on them. The texts. These words written by Gonçalo M. Tavares that Teresa says and feels.
Back to the musicians. I come from rock. I delight with the electric bass in what is for me "THE" song. I smile with Lopes' unavoidable presence. I delight with Miguel drums and let myself be carried away by Miguel Fevereiro's guitar.
Oh, fuck. Patifes are here to stay.
Sold out. Friends who cross each other again.
I would add to the technical sheet the full Lopes surrender to the violin. That's all I have to add. This and the envy I have of Teresa Sobral's sneakers!