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The rites of Umbanda—one of the most widely practiced Brazil-born religions, formed through blending of Candomblé, Catholicism and Kardecism—serve as the primary inspiration for the aesthetic and scenic design of Gira.
Exu, the most human of the Orixás—and without whom, in religions of African origin, no ritual can take place—is the central poetic figure evoked by the 11 musical themes composed specifically for Gira by Metá Metá.
Before creating the piece, the artistic team of Grupo Corpo immersed themselves in the universe of Afro-Brazilian religions to engage with the themes proposed by Metá Metá. Yet the performance is far from a literal representation of these blended rituals. Instead, choreographer Rodrigo Pederneiras reconstructs a powerful movement vocabulary drawn from his lived experiences of Candomblé and Umbanda rites—especially the ceremonies dedicated to Exu (giras de Exu).
Paulo Pederneiras designed the stage as an installation—more a non-setting than a defined space. Offstage, dancers’ bodies are draped in the same black tulle that lines the three walls of the black box theater, merging them into the ether and creating an eerie sense of boundlessness.
For the costumes, Freusa Zechmeister applies a unified visual language across the entire cast. All dancers—regardless of gender—appear with bare torsos and wear white skirts of primitive cut, made from raw linen.
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ADILSON AUGUSTO LARANJA, ADRIANA ALMEIDA DO CARMO, ADRIANA GOULART DE SENA ORSINI, ALBERTO GARCIA FERNANDEZ VARELA, ALESSANDRA CRISTINA PIMENTA, ALEXANDRE DA SILVA BORGES, ALEXANDRE MARQUES FERRARA, ALEXANDRE SANTOS HANSEN, ALICE FUSARO FAIOLI, ALICE HERRERA DE FIGUEIREDO, AMANA MATOS VELOSO, AMARILDO CRUZ, ANA CLÁUDIA GAMA, ANA CRISTINA DE ALMEIDA RIBEIRO, ANA LUÍZA DA SILVA VAZ BARRETO, ANA MARIA PORTUGAL MAIA SALIBA, ANA PAULA REIS, ANA PAULA SOUTO MELO, ANDRÉA COLSATO PRADO, ANDRÉA DE CAMPOS VASCONCELLOS, ANDREA FIGUEIREDO TEIXEIRA ALVARES, ANDRÉIA ANGEL DE MORAES DOMINGUEZ, ANGELA MARIA AMARAL, ANNA DA SOLEDADE VIEIRA, ANTONIA MASCARENHAS MOREIRA, BÁRBARA FERREIRA PIRES, BEATRIZ BRITO RIBEIRO DE OLIVEIRA, BRUNO MOTTA, CAMILLO DE ALCÂNTARA CÉSAR, CAROLINE DE OLIVEIRA NERY, CÉLIA MARIA MEDEIROS DA ROCHA PAES, CELINA MACHADO DA SILVA MUYLAERT, CÉLIO AUGUSTO MARTINS LIMA, CLÁUDIA MARIA QUIROGA DA CUNHA, CLÁUDIA MARIA VILAS FREIRE, CONRADO CHACON BORGES DE PAULA, DEISE ESTEFÂNIA DE SOUZA DUTRA, DENISE STARLING ARAÚJO DE FREITAS, DIANA MARA DA SILVA, DORA MARIA BARBOSA TORRES BUCEK, EDUARDO TEIXEIRA CARDOSO, ELIANE DE ASSIS REBELLO, ELIZABETH GAELZER JEOLÁS VALADARES, ELOÍSA DE ASSIS REBELLO, ELZA LOPES GAMA, EMANUEL APOEMA SORTICA, FABRÍCIO DE SOUZA CAMPOS, FELIPE GOMES DE ALCÂNTARA, FELIPE MASCARENHAS MOREIRA, FERNANDA SIQUEIRA DE QUEIROZ VARELLA, FERNANDO AUGUSTO SOUSA MONTEIRO, FERNANDO MELLO FRANCO, FERNANDO SOARES BRAGANÇA, FLAVIA CRISTINA ROSSI DUTRA, FLÁVIA MOURA MASCARENHAS, FLÁVIO SEHN, FRANCISCO EDUARDO DE CARVALHO VIOLA, GABRIELA SOUSA DE MELO MIETTO, GILMAR DE CARVALHO CRUZ, GLAYSON EDUARDO DE FIGUEIREDO, GREICE BALTIERI, GUILHERME BRITO RIBEIRO DE OLIVEIRA, GUSTAVO DE CASTRO MAGALHÃES, HELENA TÂNIA KATZ, HELGER MARRA LOPES, HENRIQUE KAHN, ILANA KATZ ZAGURY FRAGELLI, ISAK GWERCMAN, JACQUELINE A. FINKELSTEIN, JANAINA DOS SANTOS DAMAS RIBEIRO, JOÃO CARLOS SIMONETTI JÚNIOR, JOÃO HENRIQUE ROSCOE DINIZ MACIEL, JOÃO HILÁRIO ÁVILA VALGAS FILHO, JOÃO PEDRO PINTO COELHO, JOÃO VICTOR SANTOS MURUCI, JOICE TOYOTA, JOSÉ ALBERTO NEMER, JOSÉ MARTINS QUINTÃO, JOSÉ ROBERTO ALMEIDA FEITOSA, JULIANA BASTONE, JÚNIA MARIA VILAS FREIRE, KATHRIN ELLEN PFEFFER, KLEVERSON MESQUITA MELLO, LAURA BOGÉA MULLER DE ALMEIDA, LAURA VILLARES DE FREITAS, LETÍCIA FERREIRA GONTIJO SILVEIRA, LETÍCIA RODRIGUES DE ALENCAR, LÍVIA VILAS BOAS E SILVA, LUCAS ALEXANDRE DA SILVA, LUCAS ALMEIDA PEREIRA DE LIMA, LUCIANA SARMENTO DRUMOND, LUIS ROBERTO SILVESTRINI, LUÍSA ROCHA CABRAL, LUIZ FELIPE CORRÊA MOREIRA, LUIZ GONZAGA VAZ COELHO, LUIZA MARIA EKMAN SCHENBERG, LUZIA HELENA DA CUNHA, MARCELA MASCARENHAS MOREIRA, MARCELE FERNANDES DIAS, MARCELO AUGUSTO DE ALMEIDA BRITO, MARCELO CAMPOS GALUPPO, MARCELO DE CAMARGO MAIA , MARCELO JOSÉ BERABA, MARCIA AMARAL PEIXOTO MARTINS, MARCO ANTONIO FERNANDES FRADE, MARCOS GOMES AMORIM, MARCOS PORTO BARBOSA, MARCOS SÉRGIO PERES, MARIA ANGELA ALVES NOGUEIRA, MARIA ÂNGELA BRAGA REIS, MARIA CLARA DUARTE TEIXEIRA, MARIA DE FÁTIMA MARTINS HORTA, MARIA DO CARMO DOS SANTOS MACEDO, MARIA DO CARMO FRICHE PASSOS, MARIA ELISA BAPTISTA, MARIA EUGÊNIA DA ROCHA, MARIA INÊS TAVARES PINTO COELHO, MARIA IZABEL MACEDO DE LIMA, MARIA JÚLIA DE OLIVEIRA SANTOS, MARIA LÚCIA PEREIRA DE QUEIROZ, MARIA LUIZA VASCONCELOS NASCIMENTO, MARIA TEREZA LANNA DE OLIVEIRA, MARILDES LUIZA DE CASTRO, MARILDO REZENDE SILVA, MARÍLIA COSTA E SILVA, MARTA VIEIRA BOGÉA, MARZULO PAGANI VIVACQUA, MIRIAM LINS DE MACEDO, MIRIAM MENDES GANDELMAN, MIRIAM OLIVEIRA E ROCHA, MOISÉS DE OLIVEIRA ARIOZA, MÔNICA LODI XAVIER, NILCE ALVES DOS SANTOS, NILSON FONSECA AMARAL, PATRÍCIA ROCHA NOBRE, PATRÍCIA SOUZA BASTOS, PAULO RUBENS DE TATIT, PEDRO MARCOS OLIVEIRA BELLO, PEDRO MOUSINHO GOMES CARVALHO SILVA, RAFAELA SALGADO FERREIRA, RENATA RIZKALLAH, RENATA SIQUEIRA DE RESENDE CHAVES, RENATO FERREIRA FRANCO, RICARDO RIBENBOIM, ROBERTA CRISTINA SILVA ALVES, SANDRA MARIA DA MATA AZEREDO, SÉRGIO CARVALHO BANDEIRA DE MELLO, SÉRGIO DINIZ GUERRA, SÉRGIO HONÓRIO DE FREITAS, SHEILA REGINA MURGEL VELOSO, SIMONE COSTA NUNES, SOLANGE DOMINGO ALENCAR TORRES, SUSANA ISABEL VIDAL SEMEDO, TANUS VITAL SAUDE, TATIANA GUIMARÃES TEIXEIRA, TELMA MENDES SILVA, TOMAS FISCHER, VÂNIA LÚCIA DE LIMA ANDRADE, VÂNIA MINTZ, VERA IACONELLI, VERA LÚCIA LAGE DE OLIVEIRA, VLADIMIR BONONI, WAGNER BUENO CATEB, WAGNER FURTADO VELOSO, WALTER MARINHO DE OLIVEIRA, WEBER JOSÉ VARELA, WILMA DA SILVA LOPES, YARA ALVARENGA DRUMOND, ZENILCA SOARES DE NAVARRO.
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