Abacadá
A controlled challenge between musicians and dancers. ABACADÁ appears to be a term of indigenous origin, the name of an Amazonian fruit or a small bird.
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Forrolins
TECHNICAL SHEET Choreography: Dany Bittencourt Guest choreography assistant: Verônica Santibañez Calderon Music: Variations on “Forrolins” – Author: André Mehmari (based on an original theme by Cacá Malaquias) Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4 – Aria – Author: Heitor Villa-Lobos. Arrangements: Nelson Ayres. Synopsis: The original music of Forrolins, composed in 1991 by Cacá Malaquias, is originally a frevo, born in Carnaíba, in the Pernambuco hinterland, land…
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Tune in!
TECHNICAL SHEET Choreography Pieter de Ruiter and Eva Julia Villanueva Initiative, Concept and Radio Voice Niko Okkerse Music “Concello” by Martin Fondse (contemporary) and Bach (classical) Co-Production Plataforma Brasil-Holanda and Cisne Negro Synopsis Sintonize is a highly experimental work: in it, six dancers – 3 men and 3 women – perform a choreography by the Dutch composers Pieter de Ruiter and Eva Julia…
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Why
TECHNICAL SHEET Choreography: Ismael Guiser Music: Alexander Burodin Lighting: Ismael Guiser and Raquel Balekian Costume Design: Ismael Guiser Synopsis: “… Morning, beginning: I wish to see you again. Afternoon: What is missing? Night: It is already late, oh very late. I will not see you again, perhaps in eternity…” (Ismael Guiser) Year of premiere: 2008
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Flock
TECHNICAL SHEET Choreography and Costumes: Gigi Caciuleanu Choreography Assistant: Dany Bittencourt Music: Igor Stravinsky Lighting Design: Raquel Balekian Set Design Concept: Gigi Caciuleanu and Raquel Balekian Set Design Execution: Camarim Artigos para Dança Synopsis: My idea was to bring together two musical pieces by Stravinsky, both with the concept of fire: Firebird and Firework, in a…
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1,2...7
TECHNICAL SHEET Choreography: Gigi Caciuleanu Choreography Assistant: Dany Bittencourt Music: Igor Stravinsky Lighting Design: Raquel Balekian Synopsis: “Everyone thinks I’m a cheerful person because I make them smile and sometimes laugh. But that’s not the case. Birds don’t always sing with joy. I’m a person like you. With the same setbacks and fears. Everyone thinks I’m…”
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Atmospheres
TECHNICAL SHEET Choreography: Dany Bittencourt Music: André Mehmari Lighting Design: Dany Bittencourt and Raquel Balekian Synopsis: “The air, the space we breathe, the horizons to which we raise our eyes, led me to various choreographic moments, delineated by the musical atmospheres created by André Mehmari and reflected in my new work for the Company. I dedicate this work…”
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Trails
TECHNICAL SHEET Choreography: Antônio Gomes Music: Ney Rosauro – Rhapsody for Solo Percussion and Orchestra, Op. 17.1 – Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra, Op. 12 Costumes: Gustavo Silvestre Synopsis: The longer the path, the better we measure and count the steps. The greater the difficulties, the more intensely we feel the joys. By making paths we destroy lies, deconstruct paradoxes, demystify dogmas, reinvent the…
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With Strings
TECHNICAL SHEET Choreography: Rui Moreira Synopsis: In this choreography, the author reaffirms his conviction "that Brazilian popular culture is an inexhaustible source of artistic inspiration," and states: "...I draw upon the trajectory of one of the most widespread musical instruments in the country. To begin a playful and poetic journey through the subjectivity proposed by the language..."
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Quixote and Sancho Panza traveling through the Dance
TECHNICAL SHEET Choreography: Dany Bittencourt Synopsis: “Don Quixote leaves the book to encounter tribes of diverse Brazilian rhythms, such as moda de viola, capoeira, maculelê, and maracatu. It's a mix of rhythms with dance, in a contemporary and current language,“ she explained. The goal of the show, according to Dany, is to make people want to get to know…
