Porto Alegre, Brazil

Presents IL FAUT TROUVER CHAUSSURE À SON PIED
Centro Cultural CEEE Erico Verissimo Theater
November 17 – 7:30 p.m.

GEDA – Contemporary dance group founded in 1980 which has significant activity in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, especially in the Western Frontier region, spreading the contemporary dance language. In 2002 this group directed by Maria Waleska Van Helden established themselves in the city of Porto Alegre, developing a work of dance with theater dramaturgy in different pieces:  “Piscina” (2002) –, “Idas e Vindas” (2003) – “ Traição” (2003), “Pop” (2004) – “Il faut trouver chaussure à son pied” (2005), presented in Caxias do Sul, Alegrete, Brasília, Londrina, Havana/Cuba and Barcelona/Espanha, “Tic-Tac” (2006) and “Esconderijos do Tempo” (2006) – choreography and dramaturgy based in the works of the poet Mario Quintana, “Outono”, “Inverno”  (2007) and “Primavera” (2008) – These last three works integrated the project “Todas as Estações em Movimento” (All seasons in movement) which took place in Porto Alegre/RS. They also participade in the III Festival Palco Giratório do SESC/RS (2008) and Centro Cultural CEEE Erico Veríssimo (2009) with a restaging of the piece “Il faut trouver chaussure à son pied”.

This choreographic piece is based on the studies of the french anthropologist Leloup about the parts of the body, which calls the attention to the Freudian vision that links the feet to a phallic symbol and the shoes to a feminine symbol.  With this focus, the research finds innumerable proverbs both in the East and in the West that point to the connection between shoes and feet and the man/woman relationship. The suitcase is inserted with a meaning of “incubator” of these relationships. The feminine character walks many paths related to interpersonal relationships. The piece brings the contemporary dance language and a dramaturgical treatment established in a circular structure, articulating images that blend body, objects and movement.

Technical info
Choreography: Maria Waleska Van Helden – Direction: Decio Antunes – Interpreters: Fabiane Severo, Cristina Camps – Graziela Silveira – Lighting design: Guto Greca – Executive production: Liege Porchetto