Sanctuary for Xenophobia and intolerance at Palácio dos Correios from 2 to 7 July

Eight artists await the audience. They are at a maze. The members of the audience enter the installation in small groups and walk the eight scenarios. The goal is to listen to the stories the refugees from Syria, Eritrea or even from Europe.

This performative installation, by Brett Bailey, is titled "Sanctuary" and it will be on show at the Palácio dos Correios (next to the City Hall), on the 3rd floor, from 2 to 7 July.

The goal is to establish a proximity between "the others" and "us", as a way of combating dehumanisation and the banalisation of hot topics as xenophobia, securitisation, and the militarisation of the borders.

Each performer - the majority without any professional training - tells their personal story to the audience.

Brett Bailey is one of South Africa's leading theatre-maker. He is also a playwright, a designer, a stage director and the Director of the Third World Bunfight Company.

Bailey has been dealing with the topics of refugees and terrorism for over a decade and this installation is the result of 10 year's research and travel. Although he admits working with "the dark side" in society, he also loves "the light", that is why he has instructed his "actors" to finish their stories with a note of hope.

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