19 to 21/ 02 & 25/02 Brazilian director brings carnival to the English stage: The Balcony
01 Feb, 2014
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Ita��s February. Ita��s Carnival:
Brazilian director brings carnival to the English stage
A�The Brazilian Director, Franko Figueiredo,A� directs The Balcony by Jean Genet for East15 in Clifftown Theatre bringing axA�, samba and a lot of batucada onto the British stage.
The Balcony by Jean Genet is a metaphor for our contemporary society and modern world where culture has lost its missionary role and has become a means of seduction. The set is the carnival ball in Madame Irmaa��s brothel, where customers come to experience erotic fantasies based on image and power. Madame Irma. the owner, involved with the police chief , is threatened by revolutionaries taking over the city and destroying any form of make-believe.A� Irma and clients take over the roles of justice, law and order of the country and reverse the threatened order by counter-attacking the revolutionaries.A� This is an allegorical piece, full of meta-theatrical references, written in 1957, and together with Blacks , 1959 and The Screens, 1961 stands as one of the greatest creations by Genet.
The strong visual of Franko Figueiredoa��s vision for the Balcony is achieved by the carnivalesque costumes based on the a�?favela chica�� style, fireworks, complex lighting effects and the constant presence of Brazilian music: from the axA� to the popular and classical music.A�The Balcony features 16 actors and musicians. Franko Figueiredoa��s staging is bold and ingenuous and brings a futuristic Brazil where political demonstrations merge with carnival balls.A�The Balcony has live music by the ensemble cast, set design by Carlos Morais and costume design by Natalie Jackson.
It opens at Clifftown Theatre in Southend -On -SeaA�1 London date on the tour: 25 February.
More details dates, cast, images, etc.A�www.balconytheshow.weebly.com
19 to 21/02A�
THEATREA�|A�7.30pm | The Balcony (O BalcA?o) directed by Franko Figueiredo | @ Clifftown Theatre (Nelson Street, Southend, Essex, SS1 EF | A� A�Nearest Station Southend East | A� +info: 01702 328335 /A�www.clifftowntheatre.co.ukA�|A�Check the price of tickets.
25/02
THEATREA�|A�7.30pmA�The Balcony (O BalcA?o a�� Carnivala��s Time) directed by Franko Figueiredo | @ RADA Studios (Drill Hall – 16 Chenies Street, WC1E 7EX) Nearest Station Goodge St | A� A� +info: 020 7307 5061 |A�A?10.00 / A?6.00 concession
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