"The Tears of Saladin" is the title of the 10th chapter of The Crusades Through Arabs Eyes  by Amin Maalouf, a work that reflects upon the representation of the other, of what is strange and worries us. In fact, the "old" themes addressed in the Lebanese writer’s work are more up-to-date than ever. Today, like one thousand years ago, the same inflexibility still writes the bloodiest chapters in the men’s history, and religion is back to the point of all divisions.
The Tears of Saladin is a large scale piece, conceived to the CCB Main Auditorium with eight dancers and live music.
                                                                                                         Amin Maalouf

Choreography | Scenic Space | Lighting Design: Rui Horta
Original soundtrack and musical direction João Lucas
Performers Katarzyna Sitarz | Milán Újvári | Noemí Viana García | Vít Barták | Gilles Baron | Marcus Baldemar | Silvia Bertoncelli | Miguel Moreira
Texts Rui Horta and Tiago Rodrigues
Musicians Paulo Temeroso (winds and electronics) | Anthony Wheeldon (guita rand electronics) | Marco Santos (percussion and electronics) | DJ Ride (turn-table and electronics) | João Lucas (piano and electronics)
Philharmonic Band Banda da Sociedade Carlista | Montemor-o-Novo
Dramaturgical support Tiago Rodrigues
Technical direction Nuno Borda de Água
Co-production Centro Cultural de Belém, O Espaço do Tempo, Centro Cultural Vila Flor | Guimarães, Teatro Nacional S. João | Porto, Câmara Municipal de Montemor-o-Novo

O Espaço do Tempo is a structure supported by the Ministry of Culture.

CO-PRODUCTION
CCB/O ESPAÇO DO TEMPO/LABORAL ESCENA-GIJON