“Mairto” show will be presented from February 11th to 20th at SP Escola de Teatro
“Mairto” was born after reading a newspaper report about the murder of a homosexual.
The news unfolded in dance scenes reminiscent of boxing and MMA events. The scenes, divided as if they were rounds of a fight, are dance games that dialogue with poetry, proposing different readings and interpretations of the crime.
"Mairto” is the first result of the Rosa Azul Project, which played a central role in Caleidos Cia's research processes throughout 2014. The focus of Rosa Azul is the issue of violence in male culture and the shows linked to this The project focuses on the main targets of this violence: homosexuals, women and children.
“Above all, the object of violence in male culture is affection, sensitivity, compassion and feelings of solidarity. The bearers of these affections are the victims – women, children, homosexuals, less aggressive men – but the culture of the male is specifically projected against the affections, they are the ones that offend the true and dangerous male” – explains the poet Fábio Brazil who writes the drama of the show.
From reading the news, the poems that are recited during the scenes were created. “It would be neither possible nor desirable to delve into this dramaturgy from a narrative perspective, for that we already have the news in the newspaper. It was necessary to think about the relationships between the executioners and the victim, understand the power games established there and transform them into dance games, games based on the language of dance; hence the dance that is seen on stage was born”, reports Isabel Marques, who directs “Mairto”.
As in other Caleidos Cia de Dança shows, “Mairto” is located at the interface between poetry and dance. Poems are recited live, dialoguing with the music and dance scenes that are created live from improvisation games. The general scenario refers to sports fights – boxing and MMA – to the events that make violence an entertainment and a sport.
“It was a choice focused on the plasticity, drama and corporeality involved in these events, in addition, their relationship with male culture is unequivocal, and this can invite the public to participate and reflect on the issue of violence against affections in male culture. male” explains Isabel Marques.
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