Goitá

2019

TECHNICAL DATA

Artistic Direction
Hulda Bittencourt and Dany Bittencourt

Scenic Direction and Dramaturgy
Beto Andreetta

Idealization and Choreography
Ana Catarina Vieira and Beto Andreetta

Choreography Assistant
Patricia Alquezar

Soundtrack
Violated Quintet

Musical Arrangement
Cesar Maluf

Puppetry Creation
Dino Soto

Puppet Making
Juciê Batista, Dino Soto, Roni, Beto Andreetta

Light Creation
Cristiano Paes

Costume Design:
André Santana and Atelieles (Elson Leite and Márcio Peres)

Confection:
Atelieles. Accessories: Balletto

Pia Fraus Production
Jackson Íris and Beto Andreetta

Synopsis
Glória do Goitá, a small town located 60km from Recife, is today considered the Brazilian capital of Mamulengo (a traditional Brazilian puppet theater) and is our inspiration. This show pays homage to and reveres the world of Pernambuco's Mamulengo. The show takes place in the heart of the municipal market, with its stalls selling straw objects, kitchenware, gourds, loofahs, and a multitude of products made by small local farmers and artisans. After all, our show is set in a time before cell phones, the abundance of plastic, and the internet—a not-so-distant past, the late sixties, when the effects of industrialization were already being felt, but life was slower. In this rustic environment, popular culture was dominated by forró, frevo, and baião, which were broadcast on the radio, and popular festivities such as cavalo marinho, caboclinhos, and maracatu were truly part of the city's culture. “Goitá” continues this innovative and eclectic profile of the Cisne Negro Dance Company.

Year of debut
2019

Beto Andreetta

Theatre director, actor, puppeteer, set designer and playwright, founder of the Pia Fraus Company, Galpão dos Bonecos, Projeto Buzum and Circo Roda. With his groups, he has produced more than 25 shows and participated in co-productions with different groups and companies, such as: Parlapatões, XPTO, Acrobático Fratelli, Balé da Cidade, Cisne Negro Companhia de Dança and São Paulo Companhia de Dança. With Pia Fraus, his works have been staged in dozens of countries and he has participated in numerous national and international festivals.

Some of Pia Fraus's installations include:

THE MALEFICENCE OF THE MOTH (1999) – Nine nominations for the Coca-Cola Young Theatre Award
ÉONOÉ, UMA COSMOGONIA (1998) – APETESP Award
GIANTS OF AIR (1998) – Nominated for the APETESP award
THE COWBOY AND THE WEAK BEAST (1998) – Six nominations for the Coca-Cola Young Theatre Award and the Mambembe Award for best show.
FLOWER OF OBSESSION (1997) – Angel Award for best foreign play at the Edinburgh Festival
CIRCUS SYMPHONY – With the groups Pia Fraus, Acrobático Fratelli and the Experimental Repertory Orchestra, conducted by maestro Jamil Maluf, at Ibirapuera Park.
Other notable works include the street theatre HÉRCULES (2005/2006) and, in partnership with the XPTO group, Babel Bum (1994), Ópera Mundi (1994), Aquelarre 2000 – La Luna (1995) and Coquetel Clown (1995).

Ana Catarina Vieira

She began her dance journey at the age of eight. She studied the Vaganova method with Sacha Svetloff, who was responsible for her artistic training, and also dedicated herself to physical conditioning and Olympic gymnastics. Andrei Koudelin and Boris Storojkov were also among her teachers. She trained in Brazilian folk dances with Ângelo Madureira and in dances of the orixás with Armando Vallado. In 1998, she was invited to join the Cisne Negro Company, where she remained for five years and performed as a soloist, appearing in major Brazilian cities and in countries such as Argentina, Germany, the United States, and Chile. She worked with choreographers such as Patrick Delcroix, Mark Baldwin, Itzik Galili, and Marc de Graef. In 2000, she began a process of researching the language of Brazilian folk dances with Ângelo Madureira, which resulted in the shows they created together. In 2014, she earned a Bachelor's degree in "Communication of Body Arts." In 2019, she conceived and choreographed the show "Goitá" for "Cia Cisne Negro" and "Cia Pia Fraus." At "Pia Fraus," she performed as a performer in the shows "Gigantes de Ar," "O Círculo das Baleias," and "O Vaqueiro e o Bicho Froxo," also working as a producer, remaining with the company in 2016, 2017, and 2018. In 2017, she created the show "O Sapato, o Nariz e a Bailarina" directed by "Beto Andreetta," director and creator of "Cia Pia Fraus." In 2020, "Ana Catarina Vieira" premiered "Aparições," her first creation for "SP Cia de Dança.".