Matthew Lopezes Play of the Century: ‘The Heritage ‘at the Clara Nunes Theater( Gávea Shopping) in Rio de Janeiro Starring Bruno Fagundes as Eric, Rafael Primo (Toby, the playwright), Reynaldo Gianecchini (Henry), Marco Antonio Pamio (Walter/E.MORGAN Forster), Andre Torquato (Adam, the rich ambitious actor) directed and translated to Portuguese by Ze Henrique de Paula featuring twelve actors in 25 roles
The Brazilian axiom of the necessity to “slay a lion a day “to survive definitely refers to this magnificent achievement of importing and staging locally what the London Daily Telegraph has called “the most important American play of this century”: ‘the Inheiritance’ by Puerto Rican- American Matthew Lopez,41. The play´s Brazilian rights were obtained by […]
Copacabana Palace, the Musical
I wish I could curb my enthusiasm but “Copacabana Palace, the Musical, “which opened Thursday evening at—where else—the Teatro Copacabana Palace, is the best theatrical I have seen in a very long time on the local stage. The Mayor of Rio or Brazil´s tourism agency Embratur should immediately hire a plane and send the whole […]
The Farewell Ceremony “by Brazilian playwright Mauro Rosi returns to Rio de Janeiro
The portrait of an artist as a young man has been the subject of numerous memoirs,novels,films and plays by not only international authors from Ireland´s James Joyce to American playwright Eugene O´Neill but various Brazilian authors, including the late playwright Mauro Rasi (Bauru, Sao Paulo,1949-Leblon, RJ).Coincidentally one day before Brazil´s former President and vehemently anti-intellectual […]
Macabea: A ballet with the story by Clarice Lispector and music of Villa Lobos
Anyone who has been in Brazil long enough will-–or should—observe that besides a national obsession for football/soccer, a passion for ballet has produced a plethora of ballet dancers who are exported to all parts of the world.And judging from my first night at the ballet Saturday after three years in hibernation due to the pandemic, […]
Rio to host awards for 50 Best Latin American Restaurants
Rio de Janeiro—The Chairman of the World´s 50 Best Restaurants, Britain´s Charles Reed, of Redhill, announced Wednesday morning with Rio de Janeiro´s mayor Eduardo Paes that Brazil will host on 28 November for the first time the awards ceremony for the 50 best restaurants in Latin America. The gala will be held at the city´s […]
Opening Night at the Theater:”How Can I Not Be Montgomery Clift,”a monologue by Spanish playwright Alberto Conjero Lopez
“I discovered the joy of being another person and for this reason it is easier to confront the reality of our own life. If I wasn’t an actor, I would live depressed and have difficulties to overcome personal crisises,” Gustavo Gasparani,55, in an interview about his four decades as an actor. Ironically located near the […]
Baixa Terapia/Low Therapy: A Comédia Não Tão Engraçada no Teatro Clara Nunes, no Shopping da Gávea
Uma das mais intrigantes “comédias” (?) que este frequentador de teatro já experimentou está em cartaz no Rio de Janeiro até 30 de julho, depois de uma longa turnê que a levou de São Paulo a Portugal, aos Estados Unidos e de volta ao Brasil. “Baixa Terapia”, do dramaturgo argentino Matias Del Federico, 42, e […]
Baixa Terapia/Low Therapy: The Not- so- funny Comedy at the Clara Nunes theater, Gavea Shopping
One of the most intriguing “comedies” (?) this theatergoer has ever experienced is currently playing in Rio de Janeiro until 30 JULY after a long tour which has taken it from Sao Paulo to Portugal to the United States and back to Brazil. “Baixa Terapia” (Low Therapy) by Argentine playwright Matias Del Federico,42, and directed […]
O Caso (The Case): a Hilarious Night at the Theater (Teatro das Artes) in Gavea’s Shopping Center
With the Covid-19 pandemic finally going away(?) , Rio de Janeiro ´s closest equivalent to Broadway or London´s East End theatre district, the Gavea shopping center with its four theaters is once again glowing and thriving.As comedy is supposedly the best medicine to combat the often-harsh realities of daily life, this theater lover highly enjoyed […]
The Charisma of Frida Kahlo
Dear Frida Kahlo (wherever you are): Today is Thursday,23 March 23, 2023, or four days after I was in Sao Paulo attending and hypnotized by a fascinating exhibition in your honor. You are/were a great Mexican artist; your lovers included the Russian revolutionary Trotsky and your husband-mentor, the great Mexican painter-muralist Diego Rivera, among others. […]