"Bonecos do Mercado" or "A História da Humanidade Contada por Legumes" is a multidisciplinary show inspired by the traditional itinerant puppet theatres that visited markets, fairs and events, and by the entire universe of characters that inhabited them.
Around a mobile structure, which serves as their stage space, three performers – puppeteers, musicians and dancers – travel around the market space in a constant game with the audience, between the characters of sellers and buyers, sharing their vision of the history of humanity in several acts.
Founded in 2006, Alma d´Arame develops its activity in the Alentejo, guided by creation, programming, training and collaboration in networks. It has held the Encontro Internacional de Marionetas since 2008. This show was developed during an artistic residency in Montemor-o-Novo, and was preceded by an investigation into the history, characteristics and functioning of markets. The debut took place in 2022, at the Municipal Market of Montemor-o-Novo.