4 May at 8pm (Q&A with cast and crew) As Cinzas de Deus Tickets:
£6.50 (£5.50 concessions)
5-8 May at 7.45pm (5 May Q&A with cast and crew) Verissimilitude
Tickets: £14 (£9 concessions)
(Sunday at 6.45pm)
7 May at 9pm and 8 May at 8pm Kid Loco (inc. in price for Verissimilitude)

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Verissimilitude and DJ Kid Loco

Anglo-Brazilian Zikzira Physical Theatre hits London with a week of mesmerising physical performance, cinema and music, with a rare appearance of DJ Kid Loco. Riverside Studios, Thursday 5 – Sunday 8 May There will also be a special screening of the critically acclaimed Brazilian dance feature film As Cinzas de Deus on Wednesday 4 May with Q&A with cast and crew.

Performance VERISSIMILITUDE

A haunting ensemble piece about the territory of subjectivity and perception

VERISSIMILITUDE, UK premier, created by award-winning Brazilian and European artists from various disciplines, comes to Riverside Studios 5-8 of May, Studio 2.

Inspired by Foucault’s The Four Similitudes, VERISSIMILITUDE deciphers subconscious symbols and explores the fabric of the human condition.
Jealousy and blind emulation; affinity and mechanisms of isolation; a witness trying to halt the machine of fate. A modern-day cannibal surrenders to his final victim in pursuit of self-annihilation. The hunter and the hunted are one.

“By means of this interplay, the world remains identical; resemblances continue to be what they are, and to resemble one another. The same remains the same, riveted unto itself.” Michel Foucault.

Choreographed by Fernanda Lippi and directed by filmmaker Andre Semenza, founders of Zikzira Physical Theatre, Verissimilitude unites key artists such as renowned fine artist Orlando Castanhõ (set design) and Guilherme Bonfanti, widely acknowledged as Brazil’s leading lighting designer.

Zikzira Physical Theatre is a company with an unorthodox take on performance. By producing dance films and site-specific events, Zikzira creates a complex experience beyond the confines of movement-driven dance.
With VERISSIMILITUDE, the company brings the site-specific approach to the theatre space, stripping it bare, and impregnating it with a unique atmosphere. www.zikzira.com

Music KID LOCO

Kid Loco, in a rare appearance, responds to the mysterious territory of Michel Foucault.
Performances will be followed by a live set Kid Loco, arguably France’s premier producer. Composer, DJ and musician, Kid Loco was instrumental in the renaissance of French music in the 90’s and his albums and re-mixes have been received with great acclaim. He has worked with theatre, film and animation. He was musical director on Zikzira’s As Cinzas de Deus, which features some of his own music. www.kidloco.com

Biographies

Performers: Tuca Pinheiro Tuca has been a pivotal figure in Brazilian contemporary dance since the 1980’s. He has received the Bom Sucesso ‘Best Brazilian dancer’ and ‘Best Brazilian choreographer’ awards. Tuca has performed in several of Zikzira’s projects, including a lead role in ‘As Cinzas de Deus’. Tuca has taught dance extensively, and is active as a freelance dancer choreographer.

Livia Rangel
Livia has performed with several leading dance companies in Minas Gerais, and is considered one of the most talented performers of her generation. She performed the leading role in ‘Häst’, the new dance film produced by Zikzira Physical Theatre, to be released later this year.

Heliosa Domingues
Heliosa was the lead performer with Grupo Corpo between 1995 and 2000, and has collaborated in several of Zikzira’s productions, including performing the lead role in As ‘Cinzas de Deus’.

Marçal Costa
Marçal, a freelance actor, has performed regularly with Teatro da Vertigem (‘Apocalypse 1,11’) directed by Antonio Araújo. Between 2002 and 2004 he performed the lead role in ‘Crime e Castigo’ (coordinated by Antonio Araújo). This is the first time Marçal collaborates with Zikzira.

Set Design:
Orlando Castaño
Orlando is an award-winning painter and fine artist. He was awarded a scholarship by the German Government for Kunst Akademie, Stuttgart, where he resided between 1972 and 1984. On his return to São Paulo, he was invited to exhibit his work at the 20th Bienal de São Paulo. His work has since travelled to numerous international exhibitions.

Costume Design:
Marney Heitmann
Marney has acted as set designer and costume designer on numerous Brazilian theatre and dance productions, for which he has been awarded several prizes.
He was Art Director on ‘Vinho de Rosas’ (by Elza Cataldo, 2003), ‘Uma Onda No Ar’ (Helder Quiroga 2001) and Costume Designer on ‘As Cinzas de Deus’.

Choreographer:
Fernanda Lippi
Fernanda graduated in 2000 from the three year intensive Diploma Dance–Theatre course at the Laban Centre London. She performed in several productions, including Lea Andersson’s Sportorama, Dance Umbrella 2000. As a solo artist, she performed ‘Canvas’ at the Tate Modern, and ‘Meme Vieux Manteux’ in Portugal. In 1999, Fernanda founded Zikzira Physical Theatre.
She choreographed several site-specific productions in Brazil. She created the choreography for the full-length film ‘As Cinzas de Deus’ (2003), and the short film ‘Fliessgleichgewicht’. In 2004 she performed on stage with the pioneer of post-industrial music, Hafler Trio, in London. In 2005 she created the choreography and performed in ‘Häst’, Zikzira’s new dance film shot in Sweden, with a soundtrack created by Hafler Trio, to be released later this year.

Artistic Director: Andre Semenza studied at the London International Film School, and the Drama Studio London. He worked in theatre and opera in London and Dublin. He founded Maverick Motion Ltd in 1995, a company engaged in producing artistic films and documentaries. His films have been exhibited at numerous international film festivals. He became Artistic Director for Zikzira Physical Theatre in 1999.

He has since directed and produced several dance films, including the feature-length dance film ‘As Cinzas de Deus’, and ‘Häst’, to be released later this year.

Music: William Basinski, Philip Jeck, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Chris Watson,
Matrix

Lighting Operator: Camilo Bonfanti

Producer: Carla Lobo

For further information
Photographs or interviews please contact Andre Semenza
E-mail: andresemenza@maverickmotion.com
Tel/Fax 020 74601076
Brazil: 0055 31 3293 0833
High-res pictures downloadable on www.ascinzasdedeus.com and www.zikzira.com
- click on ‘picture gallery’
www.riversidestudios.co.uk Tel 020 8237 1111