WE ARE MADE OF THE STUFF OF DREAMS! (2017)
SYNOPSIS: Shakespeare and the Orixás, a text by Élida Castelo Branco, is a cordel adaptation of The Tempest by William Shakespeare. It tells the saga of Prospero, a leader who suffers a coup from his brother, the Duke of Milan. Cast out to sea in a small boat with his daughter Miranda, Prospero faces numerous challenges until he reaches an island, always relying on the help of magical beings, who in this adaptation have been syncretized with the orixás/gods and goddesses of the African pantheon and entities of Umbanda, such as Seu Zé Pelintra. After Prospero has been living in this enchanted place for years, a ship carrying his enemies approaches. Prospero, master of magic, now fully controlling the use of these energies, invokes Iansã and creates a great storm that causes his enemies to shipwreck and arrive at his island, where the entire plot will unfold, so that, in the end, he can set sail and return to his homeland. CONCEPTION: Amir Haddad and Tá Na Rua DIRECTOR: Amir Haddad.
Sponsored by the City of Rio de Janeiro and the Municipal Secretariat of Culture.
Curitiba Festival – Prospero and the Orixás (The Tempest – Shakespeare) 2017
Following the final stretch of the Curitiba Festival, the amazing Cinara Vitor was at Praça Santos Andrade to cover the street performance Próspero e os Orixás, by Grupo Tá Na Rua, directed by the great Amir Haddad. Theatre with a Brazilian, carnivalized, and democratic language.