Dear followers,
Red is fully immersed in its next creation, BONECOS, which will premiere on December 7th and 8th at Teatro Aveirense (co-producer), as part of Aveiro being the Portuguese Capital of Culture 2024. This creation is supported by Direção Geral das Artes/ Governo de Portugal – Cultura, Aveiro Municipality, in partnership with the Festival Internacional de Marionetas do Porto (FIMP), Museu da Marioneta de Lisboa (Lisbon Puppet Museum)) and the Esgueira Parish Council.
BONECOS is a creation that aims to absorb various cultural influences through a dive into African-origin tales and fragments of memories surrounding traditional popular culture with Portuguese, European, and African puppets. By exploring a documentary nature, the process incorporates “new” and “old” technologies for a multi-format show, in an evolutionary and circular process involving the entire team.
Throughout the creation process, Red will be sharing rehearsals, promoting discussions in various locations, and, as usual within the scope of the Educational Service, will present a masterclass at ATLAS – Aveiro Municipal Library with guest artists and/or researchers. We will provide all the information during September.
Regarding the creative process of BONECOS, on October 16th at 7:00 PM, we will be at WIP – Work in Progress (FIMP’24).
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September closes the *Motus Imago* ’24 cycle
To wrap up the 2024 cycle of Motus Imago – puppets, shapes and things in motion, we’ll be ending September with a bang, offering several events in the city of Aveiro. If the program’s name itself wasn’t already inspiring, Red couldn’t conclude this year’s cycle without embracing the experimental, visual, and musical character, while simultaneously continuing to promote traditional and popular forms of puppetry. These forms increasingly seem like an inseparable starting point for creation. We begin the end (of the cycle) with three school-based activities featuring traditional puppetry for the younger audience. But teenagers and adults are not left out. Still revolving around traditional forms, the puppet show “O vendedor de cacetadas” will be presented at Espaço Red Cloud Teatro de Marionetas, on September 20th at 9:30 PM by the family company from Évora “Era Uma Vez, Marionetas”. Founded in 1991 by José Carlos Alegria, the company has been joined since 2000 by his two children, Carlos Miguel Meira Alegria and Ana Margarida Meira Alegria.
On September 21st at 7:30 PM, at Mercado do Peixe (Aveiro), will be the premiere of the sound and visual performance “Octave” by Pedro Cardoso, a musician and sound designer, and filmmaker José Pires, both from Vila Real.
From September 19th to 22nd, two short films created and produced by Red Cloud Teatro de Marionetas, “Dromoscopic” and “Between People V.1.1” will be available online (those who register will receive the link).
*Motus Imago* SEPTEMBER ’24
- September 20 | 9:30 PM | Espaço Red Cloud Marionetas | “O vendedor de Cacetadas”
Synopsis
Half the world laughs at the other, and if there were enough Harlequins to dish out blows, they still wouldn’t meet the demand. In this work, Harlequin loses his innocence and becomes a modern man. The production was supported by the Eugénio de Almeida Foundation.
Guest Company: Era Uma Vez, Marionetas
Reservations: https://forms.gle/cMT4vQykbkrS9iHK7
- September 21 | 7:30 PM | Mercado do Peixe de Aveiro | “Octave”
Synopsis
A sound and visual performance that explores the connection between cinema and music through a succession of “clips” manipulated live, blending various aesthetics and techniques. The project is composed of Pedro Cardoso (Musician and Sound Designer) and José Pires (Filmmaker).
Guest Artists: Pedro Cardoso e José Pires
Free entry
- September 19 to 22 | online | “Dromoscopic”
Synopsis
This short film, created from the show “Dromoscopic Sketch”, a production by Red Cloud Teatro de Marionetas, plays with the perception of time and the reversal of roles in the “performances” of life and war.
Reservations: https://forms.gle/og7Fww2jC7bwQtGSA
- September 19 to 22 | online | “Between People V.1.1”
Synopsis
This version reveals a possible nature of the character Between People, emerging when reaching its own dimension: the Between People dimension. It shows the effects this dimension has on people. In this version, various techniques are explored, such as video production, animation cinema, performance, and masks, within a visual language that appeals to the gaming and artistic universe. Music and immersive narrations accompany the action while suggesting a transition to a new dimension. Teaser: https://youtu.be/gFTx-rqNkhU
Reservations: https://forms.gle/uQS8pt5wzBdjz56j7
- São Jacinto Primary School | Teatro Dom Roberto
Synopsis
Traditional and popular Portuguese puppet theater. “Teatro Dom Roberto” brings back memories for the older generations and reveals itself to the younger ones as a treasured piece of our culture. Brought to life by the hands and “swazzle” of Sara Henriques, the puppets crafted by Rui Rodrigues take the stage to present the two most acclaimed stories from the Dom Roberto repertoire: “O Barbeiro” (The Barber) and “A Tourada” (The Bullfight).
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Some of our creations will also be touring the country!
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- August 30 | Centro Hospitalar Baixo Vouga | Teatro Dom Roberto
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- September 8 | Theatro Gil Vicente (Barcelos) | Hansel e Gretel
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- September 22 | Luso (Mealhada municipality) | Teatro Dom Roberto
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- September 23 | Museu de Aveiro / Santa Joana (Aveiro Museum) | Teatro Dom Roberto
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- October 10, 11, and 12 | ACERT (Tondela) | Conta Devagar
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- October 19 | Biblioteca Municipal de Estarreja | Conta Devagar
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- October 26 and 27 | Museu da Marioneta (Lisboa) | Hansel e Gretel
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- November 2 | Cine-teatro Paraíso (Tomar) | Hansel e Gretel
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- December 13 | Teatro Sá da Bandeira (Santarém) | Hansel e Gretel
Keep an eye and ear on our social media (Facebook / Instagram), and as always, feel free to email, message, or call for any information!
We’ll soon have details about the upcoming shows of Motus Imago.
The entire team,
Red Cloud Teatro de Marionetas
