• Concertante Dances

    TECHNICAL SHEET Choreography: Mark Baldwin Synopsis: The choreography was created with the support of the British Council on the 30th anniversary of Stravinsky's death, especially for the Cisne Negro Dance Company by the New Zealand choreographer Mark Baldwin. A work based on nuances of classical ballet technique translated by Baldwin into a joyful, dynamic and subtle language. Danses Concertantes…

  • The Merry Widow

    TECHNICAL SHEET Remounting: Sérgio Marshall Artistic Direction: Hulda Bittencourt Synopsis: Under the artistic direction of Hulda Bittencourt, choreographer Sérgio Marshall restages the work "The Merry Widow" for the Company, a charming adaptation of the romantic operetta by Victor Léon and Leo Stein, successfully choreographed by Ronald Hynd. It premiered in 1975 with The Australian Ballet, featuring music by…

  • Maracatu

    TECHNICAL SHEET Choreography: Mário Nascimento Synopsis: Maracatu do Chico Rei is a piece composed by maestro Francisco Mignone in Rio de Janeiro in 1933. Based on a text by Mário de Andrade about the legendary story of the slave Chico Rei, the maestro conceived a grand ballet. Maracatu, a Northeastern Brazilian music and dance, is the basis for the…

  • The Ox on the Roof

    TECHNICAL SHEET Choreography: Tindaro Silvano Set Design / Costume Design: Raul Belém Machado Costume Making: Camarim Artigos para Dança Music: Darius Milhaud Synopsis: A whirlwind of rhythms that allows for different interpretations of a work that demonstrates the natural musicality of the Brazilian people. The peculiarity of this musical composition is that it was written by the French musician Darius Milhaud, who lived in Brazil in the 1960s…

  • Players

    TECHNICAL SHEET Choreography: Gigi Caciuleanu Music: Bach (Goldberg Variations) Musical Arrangement: Milton Machado and Marcelo Souss Scenery, Costumes and Lighting: Iacov Hillel Synopsis: Based on a soundtrack composed from Bach, whose scenic inspiration came from team sports, in the year in which another FIFA World Cup was held. Year of premiere: 1994

  •  Impromptu

    TECHNICAL SHEET Choreography Tindaro Silvano Music Egberto Gismonti Costumes Marco Paulo Rolla Silk Painting Dama da Lua Lighting Design Francisco de Barros … Synopsis The term “Impromptu” in musical nomenclature means “apparently improvised”. The songs chosen for this work are from the CD “Infância” by Egberto Gismonti. With considerable skill, Gismonti distorts a very melodic choro and…

  • Passacaglia

    TECHNICAL SHEET Choreography: Vasco Wellenkamp Synopsis: Passacaglia, with music by Weber, was a restaging by the Portuguese choreographer Vasco Wellenkamp, who gifted it to the company in 1992. The work was originally a duo created for the Gulbenkian Ballet, a company founded in Lisbon, Portugal in 1975 and whose activities ended in 2005. Year of premiere: 1992