Theatre production telling extraordinary true story of Brazil's student protests comes to Manchester

A play telling the true story of the high school occupations in Brazil is coming to Manchester.

Running at the Millennium Powerhouse in Moss Side for two nights next week, When it Breaks it Burns recounts how the students barricaded themselves inside schools to protest against government cuts in spending.

The occupations, which lasted for around three months, took place in hundreds of schools across Brazil in a wave of resistance to the austerity politics of President Michael Temer.

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Fifteen of the students who participated in the protests have created the production to show how their lives were changed forever through their remarkable feat of student activism.

The interactive show which fuses live music, dance and performance enables the students to re-live and share their stories and personal experiences of resilience and rebellion which led to fundamental changes in Brazilian educational law.

When it Breaks it Burns has been produced by coletivA ocupação, a collective composed of students from different districts of São Paulo.

It is directed by Martha Kiss Perone and presented by Contact and Transform.

When it Breaks it Burns recounts how the students barricaded themselves inside schools to protest against government cuts in spending (manchester evening news)

Artist Lowri Evans, who has produced and co-ordinated the production is a former Contact Young Company member who lives and works in São Paulo, as well as in Manchester, where she is part of the critically acclaimed all-female performance arts group, Eggs Collective.

When it Breaks it Burns is showing at the Millennium Powerhouse in Moss Side on May 8 and 9. Tickets cost £20, £15 for under 35 and £10 for concessions.

The Millennium Powerhouse is the current home for Contact theatre whose permanent home on Oxford Road is currently undergoing renovation works.

Performances are for those over the age of 12 and contain strong language. It will be performed in Portuguese with English subtitles.

To book tickets, click here .

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