Martim Santos — Lagrima
Story telling, wordsmith, facilitator, singer, music production & engineering — Lisbon, PT
Biography
Synopsis
Performing as Lágrima, Martim Santos is a spoken-word and music artist working between Lisbon and the Algarve. He has appeared in Portuguese festival programming, including the spoken-word and vocal piece Imaginário e Lágrima at Festival Verão Azul and an autobiographical theatre work made with João Caiano. His practice folds storytelling, wordsmithing, singing, facilitation and music production into a single performance language.
Spins narrative into song, conversation and event. A voice at the centre of the collective's gatherings, turning memory into chorus.
“Every day you have to abandon your past or accept it, and then, if you cannot accept it, you become a sculptor.”
— Louise Bourgeois