At Estúdios Victor Córdon in Lisbon, the Territórios program marks a turning point for young dancers from across Portugal. Working alongside acclaimed artists Marco Goecke and Nadav Zelner, they navigate the fragile passage between training and professional life. Through close observation, the film reveals dance as a space of transmission, doubt, and becoming.

As though each staircase, hallway and room were a fragment of a common body, the documentary Rua Vítor Cordon, 20, 1200-484 Lisboa portrays not only a place marked by a long history of performative expression, but also a space of encounter—between identities, cultures, and diverse journeys.

After travels through the Americas, Spain, Italy, and Hong Kong, Pina Bausch was invited in 1998 to work in Lisbon, at the Estúdios Victor Córdon, where she brought to life the acclaimed piece Masurca Fogo. That same year, Pina stated: "Wir sind uns mit unserem Körper am nächsten," which translates to: "We are closest to ourselves through our body."

Through an attentive and embodied gaze, the film accompanies moments that mark the first contact of young dancers with the professional world. In doing so, it seeks to celebrate the multiple territories—both internal and external—that shape our personal and collective identities.

CREDITS
Film Direction Alexia Fernandes
Cinematography Victor Neves Ferreira
Sound Direction Pedro Balazeiro
Post-Production Alexia Fernandes

Choreographers Marco Goecke • Nadav Zelner
Restaging of "Smokey Sarah" Nicole Kohlmann
Program Support & Rehearsers Abel Rojo • Sara Schürmann
Seamstress & Assistant Paula Simaria • Márcia Val

Performers
Afonso Ferreira • Alice Antunes • Alice Neto • Ana Sol Campos • Angel Gomes • Carolina Corvelo •
Francisca Lopes • Francisco Teixeira • Hugo Biltes • Maria Miguel Santos • Natalia López • Tomás Correia

Special thanks
Pedro Sena Nunes
Living Lounge Hostel
Rui Lopes Graça
Mariana Campos
André Picardo
Beatriz Lavouras
Mário Oliveira

Program’s Patron
Fundação Millenium BCP

Partners
Teatro Nacional S. João
Teatro Aveirense
NDT Nederlands Dans Theater
CNB Companhia Nacional de Bailado