Historic serie 10 | Benguelê

Benguelê is a celebration of the African culture and its deep and highly-influential roots in Brazilian culture. Benguelê’s choreography always evokes Afro-Brazilian rhythms such as maracatu, candomblé and congado. The rhythmic diversity is ignited by the inspired music of João Bosco. There are eleven themes – some have been especially created for the soundtrack, such as the title theme; some are recreations of classics such as Pixinguinha’s chorinho 1×0; and others are pieces from Afro-Brazilian folklore such as Tarantá and Carreiro Bebe.

BENGUELÊ
[1998]
choreography: Rodrigo Pederneiras
music: João Bosco
set design: Fernando Velloso e Paulo Pederneiras
costume design: Freusa Zechmeister
lighting: Paulo Pederneiras