In this thought-provoking episode of The Human Frame, Łucja sits down with Marta, a Portuguese-based writer, performer, actor and theatre-maker whose work explores the intersections of body, migration, identity, and resistance.

Marta reflects on her creative journey, from studying journalism and literature to building a career in theatre, and how her personal experience as a migrant woman shaped her acclaimed play “My Body Is Not Your Country.” The piece confronts borders both physical and intimate, examining how women’s bodies become battlegrounds for politics, violence, and belonging.

Together, they explore:
✨ Theatre as activism and a tool for social change
✨ The emotional landscape of migration and displacement
✨ The power of storytelling rooted in lived experience
✨ Violence against women in the arts and beyond
✨ Using the stage to challenge silencing, shame, and erasure
✨ Marta’s upcoming projects and the futures she hopes to build through art

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Host: Łucja Hawking

Music: Yago Cardalda

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