The Prophet: A monologue with live music based on the writings of Lebanese-American philosopher Khalil Gibran
Invited weeks ago, before last week’ s massacre in Israel ,to view this monologue with scintillating live and traditional Lebanese music, this theater lover could not help asking himself if perhaps he was on Friday, opening evening (13 October 2023) at the inappropriate place during these difficult times in the Middle East. But, on the […]
Deep Fake, Elis Regina and Volkswagen
‘Deep Fake’ via Artificial Intelligence is here ready to take over not only the media and journalism but TV, cinema and especially politics. This is my conclusion after viewing Thursday afternoon (5 October 2023) at the lovely headquarters of the Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival in Gloria a literally shocking lecture-demonstration with an explicit […]
“The Inheritance,” Parte II, de Mathew Lopez no Teatro Clara Nunes (Gavea Shopping)
Enquanto o mundo do jornalismo e da literatura parece estar abandonando lenta mas seguramente o papel em favor dos formatos de tela on-line, eBook e Kindle, o mundo teatral parece estar caminhando para peças mais longas em vez de curtas. “Angels in America” (1991), de Tony Kushner, em duas longas noites (exibida em 2020 no […]
“The Inheritance,” Part II, by Mathew Lopez at the Teatro Clara Nunes (Gavea Shopping)
As the world of journalism and literature seem to be abandoning slowly but surely paper in favor of online, eBook and Kindle screen formats, the theatrical world seems headed to longer rather than short plays. Tony Kushner´s “Angels in America” (1991) in two long nights (exhibited 2020 in Rio de Janeiro) is now followed currently […]
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 […]