Next shows: We will welcome 2021 with the participation of “Planet Bruuummmfff” in the 6th Edition of the Pump´Arriba Festival – Online! From Saturday 23 to Sunday 31 January 2021. Organized by: La Parisina Casa de Arte, Córdoba Capital (Argentina) “Planet Bruuummmfff”: Saturday, 30/01/2021 at 18:00! More about the project: Planet Bruuummmfff
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Estelas en el tiempo – un juego urbano (Trails in time – an urban game) (2023 / 2024 – …) The first version of the project was created as part of “UMWEGE / DESVÍOS” (Deviations) (curated by Aljoscha Begrich) at the Buenos Aires International Theater Festival FIBA 2023. Desvío OESTE: Estelas en el tiempo (DEVIATION WEST: Trails in Time – an urban game) The format can be adapted to other locations and circumstances. The second version was created for the Mercosur Festival for Children and Youth, Córdoba (2024). With this proposal we invite the public to an adventure to discover the city, a journey through time and the things that surround us, a deviation from everyday attention. A group of people receive a kit and set out on a journey on foot solving a series of unknowns about the city and its mysteries while navigating through the past, present and future. If you could travel back in time, to what era would you travel? What does it mean to lose time? Do the things around us have a memory of their own? How does a fly perceive time? A stone? Would you like to be eternal? If the group of players meets this challenge, they may find some answers. “Trails in time” is a playful-performance experience that invites a group of people to a game whose board is displayed in the streets, squares and buildings of the city. It is a “self-guided” journey that the public – turned into players – makes in order to live an experience that connects the participants both with the everyday urban environment and with the other people who undertake this path together walking the streets of the city in an unprecedented and collaborative way. For all audiences (ages 12 and older, minors must be accompanied by an adult). DURATION: 120 minutes aprox. (Buenos Aires) / 75 minutos aprox (Córdoba) PRESENTATIONS: – FIT Mercosur International Theater Festival for Children and Youth. Córdoba (Argentina). October 2024. – International Theatre Festival “Festival Internacional de Teatro de Buenos Aires” FIBA. February / March 2023. CAST FIT Mercosur, Córdoba, 2024: Concept, dramaturgy, direction, and general production: Christina Ruf + Ariel Dávila (BiNeural-MonoKultur) Graphic design: Ieltxu Ortueta / Artefactos Bascos Special participation: Gabriela Aguirre Stage assistance: Sofia Grimaux Co-production: BiNeural-MonoKultur, FIT Mercosur Córdoba International Theater Festival for Children and Youth Thanks to: The staff of the Salón de los Gobernadores and Plaza Cielo y Tierra (Parque de las Tejas), Lore Lopes, and all the participants in the “guinea pig audience” trials. Cast FIBA 2023, Buenos Aires: Concept, text and direction: Christina Ruf + Ariel Dávila (BiNeural-MonoKultur) Graphic design: Ieltxu Ortueta / Artefactos Bascos Participation especial: Gabriela Aguirre Realization of the printed materials: Horacio Bevaqua / Estudio 777 General production: Luz Algranti and Lucila Piffer Production assistant: Jazmin Robles Co-production: BiNeural-MonoKultur, International Theatre Festival “Festival Internacional de Buenos Aires” FIBA 2023 and Goethe-Institut Buenos Aires Thanks to: Don Luis of the watchmaking store of the subway Callao, Río Café Bar, National Museum of Natural Sciences Bernardino Rivadavia, Dario Sandrone, Lorena Lopes and all of the participants of our test walks. About: UMWEGE – Deviations (Fiba 2023) Concept and curatorship: Aljoscha Begrich We always use the same paths. But how will we be able to create a society if we don’t try to expand our routines? Aljoscha Begrich invites four artists (some from Germany, some from Argentina) to develop deviations that take the public in four different directions to discover something unknown and experience the various layers of the city in public space. Aljoscha Begrich is a dramaturgist and curator, and studied in Berlin, Mexico DF and Puán. He worked with Lola Arias and Mariano Pensotti. With Rimini Protokoll he realized projects in Teheran and Havana. In Germany he works for the Ruhrtriennale and founded the OSTEN Festival. [Photos: Celeste Alonso (BsAs), Ludmila Rossetti (Cba) + BiNeural-MonoKultur] You can see more photos here, in the Spanish News Section: Novedades – Estreno Estelas en el tiempo
Bailemos… que se acaba el mundo! Una audio-obra interactiva para bailar con el público (Let’s dance… the world is ending! An interactive audio-piece to dance with the audience) (2021 – …) “Let’s dance … the world is ending!” is an interactive sound performance that invites the audience to dance as if they were at a local club. It reflects on our behaviour, our bodies and our community through dancing with the audience. Have you ever heard of the so-called choreomanias? What if we all catch a dance epidemic? How does the behavior of others influence us? What about seduction at dances? And in pandemics? How do we relate to others? Are we afraid to dance alone? An interactive game is proposed that invites us to reflect on these questions while doing what we like the most: Dancing. Dance before we die. [This work received the production subsidy 2021 from the National Theatre Institute, the funding of the National Arts Fund FNA 2021 and was invited to participate at the international Performing Arts Market “MAPAS – Mercado de las Artes Performativas del atlántico sur” (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain) 2021 and at the MICA 2022 (Buenos Aires). It was also nominated for the Provincial Theater Award “Siripo” in the category “Best theater/dance play”, Córdoba (Arg.) 2022. In September / October 2025, it received support from INT for an INTERNATIONAL TOUR to perform in Brazil.] PRESENTATIONS: – Festival Menos Dos, MMAU Museum of Contemporary Art, Córdoba, Argentina. July 2026. – El Cañito Cultural (Alta Gracia, Córdoba, Argentina). April 2026. – International Dance Festival of Recife (Pernambuco, Brazil). October 2025. – FETEAG 2025 – Theatre Festival Agreste, Caruaru (Pernambuco, Brazil). October 2025. – Geko Beach Bar, Paraty (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). September / October 2025. – International Theatre Festival for Children and Young People Paideia: A Window to Utopia, São Paulo (Brazil). September 2025. – CPC Nights, CPC Mercado Norte Córdoba (Arg). September 2025. – Preview presentation at the International Festival ““30° Encuentro Internacional de Teatro Independiente”, Río Ceballos (Cba, Arg). September 2025. – Villa Ciudad Parque (Cba, Arg). April 2025. – Casa 29, Unquillo (Cba, Arg). March 2025. – La Rosada Diversa, La Serranita (Cba, Arg). February 2025. – Participation in the program “Teatro Itinerante de Verano”, organized by the Córdoba Culture Agency e.o. Alcira Gigena (Cba, Arg). January 2025. – Festival CHASQUIDO – Festival del Corredor Escénico Paravachasca. Alta Gracia (Cba, Arg). November 2024. – El Cañito Cultural, Alta Gracia (Cba, Arg). October 2024. – La Rosada Diversa, La Serranita (Cba, Arg). October 2024. – Participation in the program “Vacaciones de Julio Itinerante”, organized by Agencia Córdoba Cultura e.o. Santa Eufemia (Cba, Arg). July 2024. – Participation in the program “Teatro Itinerante de Invierno”, organized by Agencia Córdoba Cultura e.o. Río Tercero (Cba, Arg). June 2024. – Centro Cultural España-Córdoba CCEC, Córdoba (Arg). May 2024. – Participation in the program “Teatro Itinerante de Verano”, organized by “Teatro Itinerante de Verano”, organized by Agencia Córdoba Cultura e.o. Anisacate (Cba, Arg). February 2024. – Festival Internacional de Teatro FIT Mercosur – Sección Corredores Teatrales. Luyaba (Cba, Arg). October 2023. – Tecnópolis / Situar Danza, Buenos Aires (Arg). July 2023. – International Theatre Festival “Temporada Alta”, Montevideo (Uruguay). February 2023. – Participation in the program “Teatro Itinerante de Verano”, organized by Agencia Córdoba Cultura a.o. Rayo Cortado (Cba, Arg). December 2022. – Chalet Hereje, Villa María (Cba, Arg.). December 2022. – Teatro La Luna, Córdoba (Arg.). October 2022. – Historic Cabildo of Cordoba (Arg). July 2022. – Mansa Mansión, Rio Ceballos (Cba, Arg). May 2022. – Cabañas La Vertiente, Villa La Bolsa (Cba, Arg). April 2022. – Anniversary for the 10 years of “Casa de la Cultura Río Cuarto”, Río Cuarto (Cba, Arg). April 2022. – Theater La Luna, Córdoba (Arg.). April 2022. – Festival “Fiesta Provincial de Teatro”, organized by the National Theater Institute / INT. Villa María (Cba, Arg). April 2022. – Theatre La Nave Escénica, Córdoba (Arg). March 2022. – Festival “100 Horas de Teatro”, Córdoba (Arg). November 2021. – Participation in the program “Argentina Florece”, organized by the National Theater Institute / INT. José de la Quintana (Córdoba, Arg). November 2021. – Participation in the program “Teatro y Participación”, organized by the National Theater Institute / INT y la Municipalidad de Córdoba. CPC Argüello, Córdoba (Argentina). November 2021. – Festival de Rafaela, Rafaela (Santa Fé, Argentina). November 2021. – International Theatre Festival MERCOSUR, Córdoba (Argentina). October 2021. – Theatre La Luna, Córdoba (Argentina). May / September / October 2021. CAST: Concept, dramaturgy, direction, editing and general production: Christina Ruf + Ariel Dávila (BiNeural-MonoKultur) Choreographies: Florencia Baigorrí + Adrián Andrada Performers: Florencia Baigorrí + Adrián Andrada / Maximiliano Carrasco Garrido Voices: Gabriela Aguirre + Adrián Azaceta Sound design: Guillermo Ceballos Design and implementation of stage, props and lighting: Agustina Marquez Executive production: Lorena Lopes Graphic design: Natalia Rojo Press: Guadalupe Pedraza Photographic register: Belén Escobar Video record: Luis Gómez Thanks to: Gustavo Blázquez DURATION: 60 minutes
FICTIONAL AUDIOTOUR (2005 – 2018) ENTRE MUNDOS – diario de um Caraíba (Between worlds– diary of a Caraíba (shaman)) (SESC Bertioga (SP), Brazil, featured in the permanent program from 2008 until the end of 2009). (Update and tri-lingual version for the 6th International Conference on Environmental Education and Sustainability “Best of Both Worlds”, Bertioga, SP (Brazil). Featured in the permanent program since 2014. Luis Mendes comes to visit the Sesc Bertioga to spend the holidays with his family. Then a recurring dream alters what were supposed to be days of tranquillity. He leaves a recording as a message in a bottle, inviting you to follow his footsteps to reveal a mystery. Indigenous legends, historical events and environmental details of the region take you on a journey between different worlds. CAST 2014 (in 3 languages): Idea, direction and screenplay: Ariel Dávila + Christina Ruf (BiNeural-MonoKultur) Translation: Felipe França Gonzalez + Mark Eilers Original music and sound design: Guillermo Ceballos Research: Ariel Dávila, Christina Ruf + Felipe França Gonzalez Research consultants: Carlos Eduardo de Castro + the team at SESC Bertioga Cast of the Portuguese version: Carlos Morelli, Gui Martelli + Silvio Roupa Cast of the English version: Johnny Melville, Rodrigo Haddad + Soren Hellerup Cast of the Spanish version: Ieltxu Martinez Ortueta, Gui Martelli + Alejandro Lopez Special participation: Sofia de Figueiredo Galante + Marcelo Bookerman Realization by: BiNeural-MonoKultur, Difusa Fronte(i)ra + SESC Bertioga CAST 2008: Idea, script and direction: Ariel Dávila and Christina Ruf (BiNeural-MonoKultur) Translation: Felipe França Gonzalez Original music and sound design: Guillermo Ceballos Research: Ariel Dávila, Christina Ruf and Felipe França Gonzalez Research advice: Carlos Eduardo de Castro and the team at SESC Bertioga. Cast: Bruno Fracchia (Luis Mendes), Marcelo Bokermann (Cunhambebe), Silvio Roupa (narrator). Participation: Sofia de Figueiredo Galante (daughter of Luis Mendes) General production: Felipe França Gonzalez Co-production: BiNeural-Monokultur, Difusa Fronte(i)ra and Sesc Bertioga. RESEARCH: In the case of “Between Worlds”, the research was extensive and extremely interesting. The SESC Bertioga requested that we deal with an ecological theme, as the unit is located in a region that still contains remnants of the Atlantic Forest; they also have various ecological projects, such as a reserve and a protection for native flora and fauna on its premises. On the other hand we also studied the history and culture of the region, which can be considered one of the most historic in Brazil, situated just a few miles away from San Vicente, the first city founded by the Portuguese conquistadores. There is also the historical story of the German Hans Staden who encountered the Tupi, a cannibal tribe that inhabited the area. We read about the mythological beings of the forest and about the culture of the local indigenous peoples, such as the story of the famous chief Cunhambebe, who appears to our fictional character in a somewhat dreamlike encounter. We had the opportunity to visit a Guarani reserve in the region and there a Pagé (shaman) told us about their ability to direct their dreams towards helping them solve their daily problems. Part of the fictional story was inspired by a scene from a story by a science fiction author that we admire greatly, Ray Bradbury, where a sort of time warp occurs. In the end, the fictional narrative in this Fictional Audiotour is more subtle; the character is a completely normal person who goes through some, let’s say, “ancestral” experiences, and enters into a form of communication with the local ancient cultures and the surrounding natural world, embarking on a journey through time and between different worlds. This work has a much more dreamlike, poetic character than the previous Audiotours.
FICTIONAL AUDIOTOUR (2005 – 2018) A Máquina do Tempo (The time machine) (In the social programming for ICSEMIS (the International Convention on Science, Education and Medicine in Sport), an event that preceded the Paralympic Games of Rio de Janeiro. Mirada – Ibero-American Festival of Performing Arts. Santos, SP (Brazil). 2016) Nuno, the grandson of a Portuguese immigrant, has come from São Paulo to Santos on business. But something is keeping him from progressing with his tasks, he begins to suffer “dischronies”, leaps through time that throw him back into the past. Could it have something to do with the favor that his grandfather asked him? Nuno leaves a recording for his business partner, Marcelo, inviting him to follow his footsteps through the Historical Center of Santos. CAST: Idea, direction and screenplay: Ariel Dávila + Christina Ruf (BiNeural-MonoKultur) Original music and sound design: Guillermo Ceballos Research: Ariel Dávila, Christina Ruf Translation into Portuguese and research advice: Alessandro Atanes Translation into English: Mark Eilers Voice Nuno – Portuguese version: Carlos Morelli Voice Nuno – English version: Eric Moore Thanks to: Fabrício Lopez, Dona Neusa, O Rei do Café, Bolsa de Café. Co-production by: BiNeural-MonoKultur + Difusa Fronte(i)ra Realization by: SESC Santos RESEARCH: This edition of the Fictional Audiotour takes place in the historical center of Santos. The city has a rich history dating back to the founding of its port which has always been Brazil’s most important port. This was the center of Brazil’s coffee trade, which led the historic center of Santos to an era of splendor that is reflected in its architecture to this day. Then the city was transformed and expanded towards the beach region which – in addition to the different crises – led to a decline of the historic center. Currently the center is in the process of revitalization and conservation. Nowadays, many of its historical buildings are recovered. An emblematic example of the prosperity era is the building of the “Trading Exchange”, also known as the “Bolsa de Café” (Coffee Market), which is now a museum. The Audiotour passes through some of the most important historical streets in the center of Santos, such as the street “Rua XV de Novembro” or “Rua do Comercio” which leads to the old train station and the port. We were particularly interested in investigating the different layers of time that are noticeable in this region of the city: a tram crosses through the cobblestone streets alongside modern cars, passing houses built in the colonial period, the nineteenth century and today. In addition, we found ourselves in a path containing many clocks from different eras, almost all of them showing different times, which led us to play with the theme of “the time machine”. The Audiotour also takes the participants to an less “touristy” or revitalized part of the center, passing by one of the oldest coffee shops in the city and entering the atelier of a local plastic artist, Fabrício Lopez, who uses the city as the theme of his works and collects objects found near the port.