Cuisine& Confessions / Companhia Urbana de Danca

White Bird

DANCE ®

2016-17

DISCOVER A WORLD OF DANCE

Photo by Alexandre Galliez

CUISINE & CONFESSIONS The 7 Fingers

March 2-4, 2017 | Newmark Theatre

COMPANHIA URBANA DE DANÇA March 9-11, 2017 | Newmark Theatre

Photo by André Valente

PHOTO BY SARAH TOOR

PAUL, WALTER AND BARNEY PREPARE FOR CUISINE & CONFESSIONS IN MARCH 2017. WATCHING THE FLOUR FLY!

DISCOVERING MOVEMENT FROM MONTREAL AND RIO During this March we have two of our season’s most eagerly anticipated shows: Cuisine & Confessions and Companhia Urbana de Dança. They hail from cities that are as different as night and day, Montreal, Quebec and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

First up is Cuisine & Confessions. As you may be aware, we have been presenting movementbased circus in recent years. Last season it was TIMBER! from Quebec’s Cirque Alfonse, with those amazing lumberjacks. More and more, circus today integrates dance into its performance as well as incredible acrobatic feats. The 7 Fingers in Montreal, whose Sequence 8 we brought two years ago, now returns with Cuisine & Confessions (Kitchen Confessions) that unites circus arts with food.

Perfect for Portland! Please note especially the amazing set, which is actually inspired by the real kitchens of the company members.

The following week, also at the Newmark, is Companhia Urbana de Dança. Rio has become renowned for its great urban street dancers. In past years we have presented Bruno Beltrãu’s company and then Compagnie Käfig’s Agua, both featuring outstanding dancers from Rio. Companhia Urbana de Dança, led by Sonia Destri Lie, has received acclaim around the world for its unique blending of dance forms, hip-hop, Afro-Brazilian and contemporary dance, echoing the dancers’ daily lives in Rio’s favelas (shanty towns).

There is no question that between these two unique companies, you will be discovering a world of incredible dance movement from two distant corners of the globe. Both shows are perfect for the entire family, young and old. We hope you enjoy them.

Paul King

Walter Jaffe

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS White Bird extends great thanks to the following foundations and government agencies for their support of the 2016 –17 nineteenth season.

THE JAMES F. & MARION L. MILLER FOUNDATION The Regional Arts & Culture Council, including support from the City of Portland, Multnomah County and the Arts Education & Access Fund, Work for Art, including contributions from more than 75 companies and 2,000 employees, Starseed Foundation, The Autzen Foundation

COMMUNITY PARTNERS artistic directors jamey hampton + ashley roland

artistic directors jamey hampton + ashley roland

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Carol Ihlenburg Kim Morrison Gary Nelson Minh Tran Vinh Wong Nancy & George Thorn, Founding Board Members Emereti

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2016-17

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in our community CAMILLE A. BROWN & DANCERS OCTOBER 2016

Audiences were encouraged to draw on chalk boards after Black Girl: Linguistic Play to share their visual impressions of the work.

Camille A. Brown speaks with a group of young girls following her dance workshop at Center Space Studio.

BALLETBOYZ® JANUARY 2017

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da Vinci Arts Middle School students take class from BalletBoyz company members, Matthew Sandiford and Marc Galvez.

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NEWMARK THEATRE

Photo by Sophie Leclerc & Olivier Tétreault

March 2-4

MARCH 2–4, 2017 NEWMARK THEATRE

CUISINE & CONFESSIONS DIRECTED, WRITTEN, AND CHOREOGRAPHED BY Shana Carroll Sébastien Soldevila STARRING Sidney Iking Bateman, Héloïse Bourgeois, Melvin Diggs, Mishannock Ferrero, Anna Kachalova, Anna Kichtchenko, Gabriela Parigi, Matias Plaul, Pablo Pramparo.

Due to the physical demands of Circus Arts performances, the artists performing each day are subject to change.

COPRODUCERS Châteauvallon-Scène Nationale (Ollioules, France) Espace Jean Legendre, Théâtre de Compiègne – Scène nationale de l’Oise en préfiguration (Compiègne, France) Grand Théâtre de Provence (Aix-en-Provence, France) Thomas Lightburn Producer (Vancouver, Canada) TOHU (Montreal, Quebec)

SPONSORS

DARCI & CHARLIE SWINDELLS MEDIA SPONSOR

The use of photography is prohibited. Please silence your cell phones.

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TONIGHT’S PROGRAM 1

OPENING: ‘These are the Ingredients’

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‘The Perfect Omelette’

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JUGGLING: Omelette Cumbia

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STORYTELLING

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HOOP-DIVING: ‘Leaving St. Louis’

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Fruit is not a Dessert

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AERIAL SILKS: Borscht; ‘The Departed’

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‘Dinner for One’

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‘Captain McCoy’s Ultimate Kitchen Set’

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‘For the Love of Round Tables’

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DIABOLO: Banana Bread ‘Saved by Circus’

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Timers

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ACRO-DANCE: ‘One Woman’s Life Recipe’

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HAND TO HAND: Pelmeni ‘3:00 in the Morning’

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ACRO-DANCE, GROUP: ‘You’re the One That I Want’

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CHINESE POLE: Sunday Pasta: ‘Song for my Father’

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ICARIAN GAMES: ‘The Last Supper’

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CONTORTION, Flour, ‘Chop Chop Miam Miam’

Cuisine & Confessions will be performed without an intermission.

Running time is approximately 90 minutes.

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By perpetually blurring artistic boundaries, The 7 Fingers strive to reach the universal, extraordinary, indefinable, visceral, and intimate worlds in each human being.

Created in 2002 and now made up of 200 artists, administrators, and technicians, the collective offers roughly 1,000 performances a year —both artistic collaborations and signature shows.

In 2017, The 7 Fingers will inaugurate its own Creation and Production Centre. The centre, based in heart of Montreal’s Quartier des Spectacles, will house the collective’s trademark creation and production activities all under one roof.

PRODUCTION CREDITS Artistic assistant and Stage Manager: Sabrina Gilbert Musical Direction: Sébastien Soldevila Sound Engineer: Colin Gagné Light Designer: Éric Champoux Scenography: Ana Cappelluto Props: Cloé Alain-Gendreau Costumes: Anne-Séguin Poirier Acrobatic Apparatus Design: Yannick Labonté Acrobatic Design: Jérôme LeBaut Acrobatic Coaching: Francisco Cruz Scenography Assistant: Clara Maria Gonzalez Kitchen Consultants: Mat & Alex Winnicki Satay Brothers Production Manager: Luc Paradis Technical Director: Yves Touchette MUSIC Original Music and Arrangement: Nans Bortuzzo, Raphaël Cruz, Colin Gagné, Spike Wilner, DJ Pocket.

Singer: Alexandre Désilets & Frannie Holder Guitar: Serge Nakauchi-Pelletier & Benoit Landry TOURING TEAM Tour Manager: Marie Rondot Technical Director and Lights Operator: Benoît Dubord Sound Operator: Marcin Bunar Rigging: Katherine Finck In Association with Columbia Artists Management LLC, New York, New York

LES 7 DOIGTS (THE 7 FINGERS) SHANA CARROLL,

DIRECTOR, as co-founding artistic director of The 7 Fingers, has directed and/ or codirected Loft, La Vie, Traces, Séquence 8, Le Mur mure du Coquelicot, Cuisine & Confessions, Psy, Cabaret, and FeriAmuse. She also staged and directed the circus component of Queen of the Night in New York City. Carroll is well known for her choreography and circus staging, and has won four gold medals at the Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain in Paris.

She directed Il fait Dimanche for Montreal’s National Circus School and is responsible for the acrobatic design and choreography of Cirque du Soleil’s Paramour (2016) and Iris (2011), as well as its performance at the 2012 Academy Awards. She began her career as a trapeze artist at San Francisco’s Pickle Family Circus and went on to a 20-year career in the air before founding 7 Fingers.

SÉBASTIEN SOLDEVILA, DIRECTOR, codirected Loft, La Vie, Séquence 8, Cuisine & Confessions, and Le Murmure du Coquelicot, which he also wrote. He is an acrobatic coach for Montreal’s National Circus School and on most of the Company’s shows. In 2007 he won a gold medal at the Festival Mondial de Cirque de demain in Paris with partner Émilie Bonnavaud for a hand to hand number choreographed by Shana Carroll.

He choreographed the first part of the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, which was viewed around the world by three billion people. Sébastien is directing the opera Circus Princess for Moscow Musical Theatre (2016)

NASSIB EL-HUSSEINI, C.E.O Political scientist, author (L’Occident Imaginaire,PUQEditions), advisor and volunteer for dozens of national and international organizations, Nassib fell under the charm of a modern day tribe: Les 7 doigts de la main. He ran away with the circus, as the saying goes, and took on the general direction of this jewel of the Montreal stage. Nassib is currently President of the International Exchange for the Performing Arts (CINARS), and member of the board of the Conseil des arts de Montréal (CAM).

SIDNEY BATEMAN

USA

Disciplines Hoop-Diving, Diabolo, Icarian Flyer, Floor Acrobatics.

Training National Circus School, Montreal.

Shows Circus Arches, Circus Harmony

MELVIN DIGGS

USA

Disciplines Hoop-diving, Banquine porter, Icarian porter, Floor acrobatics Training National Circus School, Montreal.

Shows Circus Arches, Circus Harmony

HÉLOÏSE BOURGEOIS

FRANCE

Training École Nationale des Arts du Cirque de Chatellerault.

Discipline Banquine flyer, Chinese pole, Icarian flyer Shows Attack’Bitume (Théâtre de la Gargouille), Le Chant du Dindon (Cie Rasposo), Steam (Cirque électrique), Ouroboros et Alvarez se la joue (Cie Entr’Act), Idéaux beurre noir (Cie 100 issue), Le Bar à paillettes (Cirque Ozigno), Cirkopolis (Cirque Eloize)

MISHANNOCK FERRERO

USA/SWEDEN

Training Circus Cirkor School (Sweden).

National Circus School, Montreal.

Discipline Hand to hand, porter, Icarian porter, Banquine porter

ANNA KACHALOVA

RUSSIA

Discipline Hand to Hand (flyer), Icarian flyer, Banquine flyer Training Acro school Shows Saltimbanco (Cirque du Soleil), Iris (Cirque du Soleil ), Queen of the Night, (The 7 Fingers) Pippin.

ANNA KICHTCHENKO

RUSSIA

Disciplines Aerial silk, Contortion, Icarian flyer, Accordion Training National Circus School, Montreal.

Shows Loft (The 7 Fingers). Queen of the Night (The 7 Fingers). Cabaret GOP (Dummy). SolyCirco International Festival. Cirque du Soleil.

GABRIELA PARIGI

ARGENTINA

Disciplines Acro-Dance Training Gymnastic (Argentina national team) I Circus School La Arena (Argentina) I Le Lido (France) I Theatre workshops I Danse workshops Shows Mourir sur tes lèvres (Redha B), I Biz Biz Bang Bang, El último Beso (Company Osea), I Kamuflash, La vuelta en 80 dias, Sanos y Salvos, El casamiento (La Arena)

MATIAS PLAUL

ARGENTINA

Discipline Chinese pole, Icarien flyer, Banquine porter, Guitar, harmonica Training La Arena (Argentina).

Shows Gala, Bellas artes, Ronda, Fulanosand Sanos y Salvos (La Arena); Zed and Iris(Cirque du Soleil); Le Murmure du coquelicot, Amuse and Intersection (The 7 Fingers)

PABLO PRAMPARO

ARGENTINA

Discipline Juggling, Banquine Porter, Icarian Porter, Acro-Dance, Guitar.

Training Circo en Accion (Argentina) Higher Institute of Fine Arts Libero Pierini (Argentina). La Arena (Argentina).

Shows Monoambiente (La Sordina); La Vuelta al Mundo, Souvenir, Travelling, Giramundi, Leonardo Trabajo practico nº 1, Avalancha (La Arena); Abrazáme (Me Matarás).

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10 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT CUISINE & CONFESSIONS THE STORIES ARE TRUE Cuisine & Confessions was built on the real-life personal stories of each cast member. Creation began with extensive storytelling sessions, after which directors Shana Carroll and S.bastien Soldevila extracted facts, themes, and images and wove them throughout each act. Everything is based on these real stories.

ALL MUSIC IS ORIGINAL The entire soundtrack was created specifically for the show. Notably, New York jazz club owner and pianist Spike Wilner came to Montreal for extensive recording sessions, providing a selection of piano music to choose from during creation. (Director S.bastien Soldevila is also musical director.)

THE SHOW HAS BEEN PERFORMED IN SEVEN LANGUAGES Cuisine & Confessions has travelled the globe and was first performed in the United States in Boston. Wherever it has been performed, it has been translated into the local language. To date, the show has been presented in English, Italian, Spanish, Russian, French, Swedish, and German.

ALL FOOD IS PREPARED LIVE ON STAGE Food preparation begins on stage during the 30-minute pre-show and continues during the performance, at various times with assistance from audience members. From the minute the house opens through the final bows, food is always cooking—from omelets, to vegetable pasta, to our signature banana bread.

MONTREAL CHEF ALEX WINNIKI HELPED REFINE RECIPES Not only did Alex Winniki help refine the recipes used in the show, but he also gave weekly cooking lessons to the original cast, sharing tips on chopping, slicing, dicing, and more. Each cast member was given a chef ’s knife to practice with at home.

THE SET IS INSPIRED BY THE CAST’S HOME KITCHENS To create the set, scenic designer Ana Capel-lutto asked company members to share photos of their childhood kitchens, their current kitchens, and their “dream kitchens,” greatly inspiring the final design. She also asked each performer to bring in a personal item to keep somewhere on the set, to help create an intimate kitchen space. The set continues to tour with these personal items.

REFRIGERATOR POSTCARDS ARE REAL The cast has collected postcards from every city where they have appeared and placed them on the set’s refrigerator, making it an ever-evolving set-piece.

THEY KEEP A “TO DO” LIST, TOO Observant theatergoers will see a “to-do list” written out on a chalkboard as part of the kitchen set (like a grocery list). This is actually a list of numbers performed in the show, and cast members cross off items as they are completed during each performance.

A CHILD’S GAME INSPIRED THE LYRICS OF THE FINAL SONG The odd phrase “Chop Chop Miam Miam” came from a tickling game the directors had with their 5-year-old daughter. During the show’s creation, the expression was used as a kind of call-and-response game, and it soon became the show’s accidental mantra. When the cast turned it into a song, at first it was as a joke—until everyone decided it was the best way to close the show. The song is also used as a pre-show get-in-the-mood warm-up exercise for the cast.

CAST MEMBERS TAKE TURNS WASHING THE DISHES Every family has its own way of sharing responsibilities, and the Cuisine & Confessions family is no different. Cooking creates a mess, and at the end of each performance, a different cast member cleans up the dishes in our working on-stage sink, adhering to a scheduled rotation 16

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BANANA BREAD 250 grams flour 115 grams butter 110 grams sugar 2 eggs 6 ripe crushed bananas vanilla extract chocolate chips 5 grams baking soda pinch of salt Cream the butter. Add the sugar and crushed bananas. Mix well. Stir in the eggs one at a time, beating well. Combine the dry ingredients and mix slowly into the creamed mixture. Pour the batter into a greased and floured loaf pan. Bake at 350° for about 50 minutes or until cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.

VEGETABLE PASTA 350 grams of Parmesan cheese (brick) 2 zucchinis 2 red peppers 1 kilogram of cherry tomatoes 1 big onion 10 cloves of garlic ca. 300–400 ml extra virgin olive oil 1 bunch of basil lemon zest of two lemons salt and pepper 100 grams of fresh spinach leaves 10 branches of fresh thyme 10 branches of fresh rosemary 1 kilogram of short fusili pasta parchment paper Preheat the oven to 350°. Prepare vegetables: cut the cherry tomatoes in half, cube the onion. Thinly slice the zucchinis and cut the peppers in quarters. Cover two baking pans with parchment paper. Put the tomatoes, onions, and five cloves crushed garlic on one tray. Add half of the thyme and rosemary branches. Add salt and pepper.

Put the zucchini, pepper slices, remaining thyme, rosemary, and garlic cloves (whole) on the second tray. Add salt and pepper.

Bake in the oven for 35 minutes, until the vegetables are soft. In the meantime, grate the Parmesan cheese and lemon zest, and cut the basil and spinach. Bring the water to a boil. When all vegetables are softened, cut zucchini and peppers in small pieces and put them in a bowl with the tomatoes. Add the thyme and rosemary. When the pasta is cooked, add it to the bowl of vegetables. Add the Parmesan cheese, mix and let sit, waiting for the cheese to melt. Add basil, lemon zest, salt, and pepper. Lastly, add spinach, mix, and serve.

LES 7 DOIGTS (THE 7 FINGERS) RECENT TIMELINE 2015

2016 » Premiere of new touring show Réversible in Montreal. » Staging of the Viennese operetta The Circus Princess in Moscow. » Creation, co-direction and co-production of Bosch Dreams in Denmark. » New visual identity for the collective. » Renovation of the new Creation & Production Centre

» Company creates Triptyque, a unique collaboration of contemporary dance and circus, opens the TOHU Season in Montreal. » Award-winning touring show Traces is presented for the 1800th time and continues to tour the world, having already performed in over thirty countries, including tours in the UK, Canada, Italy, France, Germany, and Mexico.

» The 7 Fingers won the Grand Prix du Conseil des arts of Montreal.

» Cuisine & Confessions tours France, Romania, Spain, Germany, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Russia, Turkey, Argentina, and Sweden.

» Three-month run of Traces at the Bobino Hall in Paris for over 33,000 spectators.

» Séquence 8 tours the U.S. and receives rave review from NY Times chief theatre critic Ben Brantley.

» Fibonacci Project residency in Marrakesh, Morocco.

» Patinoire tours France.

» Tours of Triptyque, Patinoire, Traces and Cuisine & Confessions with 350 performances booked.

» Queen of the Night wins the Drama Desk Award for “Unique Theatrical Experience”.

» Performances during the celebration of Canada Day in Ottawa.

» The company is awarded “Artiste pour la Paix 2014” (Artist for Peace) in Montreal.

» Direction of acrobatic creation and choreography of Cirque du Soleil’s Paramour on Broadway.

» Evolving Circus Award in New York City (Gypsy Snider). » Company co-founder Gypsy Snider does choreography and movement direction of Peter Pan, which tours the U.S. » Company directs live version of magician Darcy Oakes’ show: Edge of Reality. » Company collaborates on creation of Moby Dick, performed at the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde » Architecture firm is selected for the company’s future Creation and Production Centre, to be opened in 2017.

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BRAZIL BRAZIL

COMPANHIA URBANA DE COMPANHIA DE DANÇA DANÇA

MARCH MARCH9-11 9-11

Photo by André Valente Photo by André Valente

NEWMARK THEATRE NEWMARK THEATRE

PRESENTS PRESENTS

MARCH 9–11, 2017 NEWMARK THEATRE

presents

SONIA DESTRI LIE

Choreographer & Artistic Director THE COMPANY

Rafael Balbino, Johnny Britto, André Feijão, Miguel Fernandes, Jessica Nascimento, Julio Rocha, Tiago Sousa PRODUCTION STAFF

Wilton Bernardes, Stage Manager Renato Machado, Lighting Designer

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Tonight’s performance of Companhia Urbana de Dança is supported by Work for Art, including contributions from more than 75 companies and 2,000 employees. Also support comes from WESTAF (Western States Arts Federation) with the National Endowment for the Arts and Oregon Arts Commission.

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TONIGHT’S PROGRAM

ID:ENTIDADES (2009)

NA PISTA (2012)

CONCEIVED AND DIRECTED Sonia Destri Lie CHOREOGRAPHY Sonia Destri Lie and members of the Company ORIGINAL MUSIC Rodrigo Marçal LIGHTING DESIGN Renato Machado (conception: Dominique Palabaud) COSTUMES Urban “Rio” Outfit

CONCEIVED AND DIRECTED Sonia Destri Lie CHOREOGRAPHY Sonia Destri Lie and members of the Company ORIGINAL MUSIC Rodrigo Marçal LIGHTING DESIGN Renato Machado COSTUMES: Urban “Carioca” Outfit

DANCERS Rafael Balbino, Johnny Britto, André Feijão, Miguel Fernandes, Jessica Nascimento, Julio Rocha, Tiago Sousar ASSISTANT DIRECTION Tiago Sousa CHOREOGRAPHIC ASSISTANT Miguel Fernandes TRAINER Thiago Williams PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS Jessica Nascimento and Johnny Britto RESEARCH Monica Lima SOUND AND LIGHTING OPERATOR Ton Bernardes PRODUCTION Destri e Sousa Producões Artísticas PREMIERE Espaço SESC, Rio de Janeiro, 2009 US PREMIERE Fall for Dance, New York City Center, 2010 ID:ENTIDADES explores the everlasting possibility of dialogue between hip-hop, urban traffic, and contemporary dance. Companhia Urbana de Dança thinks and makes dance in a particular way, where styles are visited and incorporated into the research and creation process without labeling of any kind. ID:ENTIDADES, with Rodrigo Marçal’s music, was recognized with a 2010 Bessie Award and named one of 2010’s top 10 dance performances of the year according to Time Out New York and the New York Times.

INTERMISSION

DANCERS: Rafael Balbino, Johnny Britto, André Feijão, Miguel Fernandes, Jessica Nascimento, Julio Rocha, Tiago Sousa ASSISTANT DIRECTION Tiago Sousa CHOREOGRAPHIC ASSISTANT Miguel Fernandes TRAINER Thiago Williams PRODUCTION ASSISTANT André Feijão RESEARCH Monica Lima SOUND AND LIGHTING OPERATOR Ton Bernardes PRODUCTION Destri e Sousa Producões Artísticas PREMIERE Espaço SESC, Rio de Janeiro, 2012 US PREMIERE FUNDarte Miami, 2014 The idea for Na Pista was born from the investigation of each individual dancer’s roots, and the results burn up the dance floor with choreography inspired by the rhythms that were part of their daily lives growing up in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro. Their themes were inspired by the streets of Rio de Janeiro, the complexity of the human experience within this environment, and their personal histories. Their performances can be described as infused with sparkling vitality.

Freedom is an omnipresent element. Every single dancer gets the opportunity to express his or her unique personalities and special talents, while congenially interacting with the rest of the company, reflecting the expression of the individual as part of a community.

There will be one 20-minute intermission this evening.

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ABOUT THE COMPANY COMPANHIA URBANA DE DANÇA When Companhia Urbana de Dança / Sonia Destri Lie made its US debut at New York City Center in 2010, the eyes of even the most “been-there-saw-that” critics opened wide with amazement.

Destri’s boldly original mix of contemporary Brazilian dance and hiphop infused both forms with new rigor— meditative one moment, explosive the next. Locating the true heart of hip-hop, Destri strips it of its easy tricks, bringing it back to its original emotional depth, expressive range, and poetic integrity.

Founded in Brazil in 2004 by dancer Tiago Sousa and choreographer and Artistic Director Sonia Destri Lie, Companhia Urbana de Dança is an ensemble of street performers working to foster appreciation of the human experience through dance. Destri’s experiences traveling through Europe for work in theater and films exposed her to hip-hop and b-boy techniques. Highly influenced by Brazilian street forms, she began to integrate these techniques into her already established contemporary movement sensibility. Pulling from the favelas of Rio, where many of Destri’s company members grew up, Companhia Urbana de Dança aims to transcend

cultural boundaries while showcasing eclectic skill sets.

The work of Companhia Urbana de Dança brings its dancers’ identities, testimonials, and attitudes to the stage, and it does that with a “carioca,” AfroBrazilian accent, which is nevertheless universal. The group is firmly positioned in the most contemporary urban dance scene both in Brazil and internationally.

It highlights the talents of young, black, and poor Brazilians in the modern world from an affirming and pluralist stance.

Since its creation in 2004, the Company has performed throughout Brazil and abroad in many well-known festivals and theaters, including the world renowned Biennales de la Danse in Lyon, France, (2006, 2008), Fall for Dance at City Center in New York (2010), and Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival (2013). In 2014 the company embarked on its first major tour of the U.S., which included its debut at the Joyce Theater in New York, the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, and the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis; it also returned to Jacob’s Pillow for the world premiere of I. You. We . . . All black (Nêgo).

Highlights from 2015 included a residency and performances at the Biennial of the Americas and Newman Center for the Performing Arts in Denver and a return to the Fall for Dance festival; another tour in the spring of 2016 took the company to nine cities in the U.S. and Canada, including its Los Angeles debut at the Roy and Edna Disney (CalArts) Theater, a return to Miami, premieres in several other cities and its Canadian debut at DanceHouse in Vancouver and the National Arts Centre in Ottawa.

In addition to its performances, Sonia Destri Lie and the company strive to connect with children and young adults wherever the company travels, particularly in underprivileged and minority communities, with workshops and classes that joyfully celebrate dance as a means to develop selfconfidence and awareness. Using dance as a medium, their goal is to instill in youngsters a sense that discipline, hard work and love can propel one forward in the direction of one’s dreams.

SONIA DESTRI LIE (ARTISTIC DIRECTOR/CHOREOGRAPHER) is the artistic director and choreographer of Companhia Urbana de Dança. Having received degrees in both Psychology and Ballet, Destri has a unique perspective on human expression and human form. After completing her studies, she travelled throughout Brazil and Europe, working in dance, theatre, film, and musicals.

It was then that she discovered hip-hop and b-boy dance. She defined her unique and refreshing interpretation of these styles by infusing them with the rich cultural influences of Brazil and the favelas from within. Her works creatively embrace elements of hip-hop, b-boy, and contemporary dance, as well as Brazilian social dances. Destri’s choreography has been cited for making a significant contribution to the field of dance. She has created an entirely new genre that results in greater appreciation for existing dance styles and the significance of sociocultural influences. Reviews of her performances from both the media and her contemporaries have been nothing short of spectacular. She has received the Best Script Award from the Ford Foundation, the Staging Award from the State of Rio de Janeiro in 2011 for the show Eu Danço, the FADA Award from the City Hall of Rio de Janeiro (2012 and 2013), and the Best Choreography Award by Conseil International de la Danse (CID-Unesco)

COMPANHIA URBANA DE DANÇA Sonia Destri Lie, Artistic Director/ Choreographer companhia.urbana.de.danca@gmail.com www.companhiaurbanadedanca.com.br Brazil +55 21 8741 2240

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North American Representation: Jason Mainland, President Lila Artists Management 508 San Anselmo Ave., Suite 1-A San Anselmo, CA 94960 415-454-4888, jason@lilaartists.com www.lilaartists.com

COMPANY BIOGRAPHIES COMPANHIA URBANA DE DANÇA Companhia Urbana de Dança is a unique dance group with roots in hip-hop, urban, and contemporary aesthetics from Brazil.

The group consists of eight young dancers from Rio de Janeiro. The following are biographies or short excerpts of personal accounts from each of the dancers, describing their journeys of dancing all the way up from the favelas of Rio de Janeiro to the international concert stage.

RAFAEL BALBINO (DANCER) “Today

JULIO ROCHA (DANCER) Having

I can say that dance is my life, since I can’t imagine myself without it. I have the same feeling since I started seven years ago. And I really found myself with dance. Why is dance so important for me? Because somehow it helped me to find the right way, especially with the dangers of my neighborhood.”

worked as a baker, lifeguard, gardener, and mason’s helper, Rocha started his dance career from humble beginnings, to say the least. With the support of his father, Rocha grew up with the idea that if he were to follow his dreams, the doors would eventually open for him.

Following his father’s advice to be the best he could be, Rocha began studying capoeira, and found the necessary means to accomplish his goals.

JOHNNY BRITTO (DANCER) is a proud member of Companhia Urbana de Dança. Understanding that dance is not as respected as it should be in his hometown of Baixada, he claims that dance has given him a sense of confidence and direction.

ANDRÉ FEIJÃO (DANCER) credits dance with giving him not only a sense of identity, but self-confidence as well.

Rather than following the “normal” lifestyle of his peers, he found direction in his dance studies; just by dancing, he discovered where he wanted to go in life.

“It was like a miracle, like a bright light.

I saw that I could be myself.”

MIGUEL FERNANDES (DANCER) When he was 12, Miguel and his friends attended their first funk ball (a nightclub where they play music that brings out brutal behaviours from the crowd) in the favelas of Macacos. Despite this violent introduction to the club scene, Miguel found a love for high energy atmosphere, and eventually, for performance.

JESSICA NASCIMENTO (DANCER) began dancing at an early age and is inspired by the ongoing quest for technical improvement. Waking up at 4 a.m. in her Rio suburb, taking several buses to be at the rehearsal studio by 9 a.m., Nascimento proves to be not only dedicated but disciplined as well. While her mother offers tremendous support, her father still refuses to acknowledge her career. Nascimento finds that despite her father’s opposition, dance is her life and she would not want to be doing anything else.

TIAGO SOUSA (DANCER) Having grown up incredibly shy, Tiago watched as his more gregarious sisters danced hip-hop with their huge circles of friends. Inspired to study dance as a way of breaking out of his introversion— not only in movement, but in his interpersonal relationships as well— Tiago began taking classes. He quickly found himself connecting to the music and the movement while also making new friends and avoiding the potentially violent lifestyle of the favelas.

THIAGO WILLIAMS (DANCER) “When I was 13, I used to go to dance clubs every Sunday. There were hip hop battles, social dances, and boy band covers. I discovered Mr. Wiggles and started studying every video that I could find of him. I began performing with cover groups and practicing jazz dance. Having been told to study, to go to university and get a nice job, it was difficult for my family and close friends to accept that I could live just for dance.

But once I started supporting myself with my dancing, everything started to change.”

MONICA LIMA E SOUZA

(CONSULTANT) has a PhD in History and has been studying African History since 1986. She has worked in African historical archives (Angola, 1995 and Senegal, 2004) and over European colonial written sources about Africa at the CAOM (Centre des Archives d’Outre-Mer) in Aix-en-Provence, France, in 2005. She has given lectures at universities in different countries,

such as Angola, Brazil, South Africa, and Tanzania. She has also prepared many Brazilian teachers to work with African and Afro-Brazilian history, giving short courses in many parts of the country and writing books to help teachers introduce those subjects in the curricula. She worked with teenagers and adolescents teaching subjects of African and AfroBrazilian history for many years. Now she is the coordinator of LEÁFRICA (Laboratory of African Studies) at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), where she is Assistant Professor of African History.

RENATO MACHADO (LIGHTING

DESIGNER) has been nominated for several awards, receiving the following prizes: Coca Cola Theater Award (1996), Shell Theater Award (2003, 2010), Zilka Salaberry Theater Award (2010), and APTR Theater Award (2010).

Among his most recent works: Me and my choreographer in 63; Telesquat; H2; H3 with GRN (Bruno Beltrão); Becket; Underworld; Where is my hero? with Grupo Sobrevento; Orchestra and Chegança with the choreographer Paula Nestorov; and Two Roses for Richard III, a Brazilian-British coproduction with the Bufomecanica Company and the Royal Shakespeare Company (London 2012). Renato created the lighting design for the last five creations of Companhia Urbana de Dança: ID:Entidades (2009), Chapa Quente (2011), Na Pista (2012), Eu Danço (2013), and I. You. We . . . All black (Nêgo) (2014).

RODRIGO MARÇAL (MUSIC) has been a music producer since 1997.

He has composed soundtracks for performing arts, film, and television.

Among them: Gaivota, directed by Enrique Diaz; Noticias Cariocas and AutoPeças for Cia Actors; Still and Nada-Vamos Ver for the Gustavo Ciriaco Dance Company; H3, Bruno Beltrão and Grupo de Rua; 9 +1 and ID:Entidades for Companhia Urbana de Dança. This original music was recognized with a Bessie Award 2010 (Fall for Dance at the New York City Center). He is the owner of Studio Arp.X. www.arpx.com.br

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