ALICE RIPOLL

Puff explores the concept of “disguise” as a device for transmitting silenced cultures by concealing techniques, messages, traditions, or ancestral knowledge. The research evokes illusions and suggests that something is being deliberately hidden from view. Puff — a light breath — also carries the idea of something that disappears as if by magic. This solo performance marks a continuation of the long-standing collaboration between Alice Ripoll and Hiltinho Fantástico, who have been working together for the past seven years within the SUAVE and REC dance companies.

Alice Ripoll is an artist from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, that has been working in contemporary dance for over 20 years as a choreographer, performer, and movement director for theater and film. She currently leads two companies, REC and SUAVE, whose repertoire includes works such as Suave, CRIA, Zona Franca, aCORdo, and Lavagem. In 2026, she will premiere Adorno, the new production by Cia. REC. With her companies, she has performed at major dance festivals in Brazil and abroad, including Festival Panorama, Bienal SESC de Dança, Festival Palco Giratório, MITsp, FIAC Bahia, Centre Pompidou (France), BAM (USA), Kyoto Experiment (Japan), HAU (Berlin), among others.

Direction Alice Ripoll / Creation and performance Hiltinho Fantástico / Direction assistants Alan Ferreira and Thais Peixoto / Lighh design Tomás Ribas / Costume and scenography  Alice Ripoll and Thais Peixoto / Tour manager Joana D’Aguiar / Production assistants Isabela Peixoto and Thais Peixoto / Original soundtrack Alice Ripoll and Mimosa
Coproduction Rotterdam Theater / With the support Festival Actoral and Câmbio / Diffusion ART HAPPENS