Why bother making theatre when one only thinks in summer and in love?
Why the theatre’s pain in the neck when one only thinks in summer and in love?
Why worry with the hottest and up-to-date issues when one only thinks in summer and in love?
Why troubling our minds? Is the inscription really necessary? What’s the use of dominating the contemporary lexicon? Why so much irony and multi-reference? Why so many hours spent on the internet with hope of not dropping the zeitgeist? Why so many download?
Why so many ideological and aesthetic enemies? Why burning the eyelashes reading Badiou’s pupils? Why the wrinkles and white hair? When all we want is: summer and Love?
Midsummer Night's Dream is to relax and enjoy.
It is to be always on, not thinking on those who are off.
It is to be treated like a Prince and love every tiny moment.
It is to let yourself go with the flow and forget about myself…
It's like inviting to dinner at home and avoid " certain issues” so nobody gets upset and conversation flows immaculately.
It's like going on the motorway to Algarve, air-conditioning, baroque music on the radio, the girlfriend seated next to you and kissing you in the neck … and there they go, two hundred miles per hour towards future, where they will attend a thematic party, a pretty fashion cocktail and a huge bill to pay in the winter.
Creation TEATRO PRAGA (ANDRÉ E. TEODÓSIO | CLÁUDIA JARDIM | JOSÉ MARIA VIEIRA MENDES | PATRÍCIA DA SILVA | PEDRO PENIM)
Musical direction MARCOS MAGALHÃES
Lighting DANIEL WORM D’ASSUMPÇÃO
Sound RICARDO GUERREIRO
Video direction ANDRÉ GODINHO
Sets BÁRBARA FALCÃO FERNANDES
Make-up JORGE BRAGADA
Production BRUNO COELHO, CRISTINA CORREIA, SARA MAURÍCIO
Assistant JOSÉ NUNES
Photo Credits DMF, Lisboa@2010, Teatro Praga
With ANDRÉ E. TEODÓSIO | CLÁUDIA JARDIM | DIOGO BENTO | JOANA BARRIOS | JOANA MANUEL | MIGUEL VEIGA | PATRÍCIA DA SILVA | RODOLFO TEIXEIRA
Soloists ANA QUINTANS | JOÃO SEBASTIÃO | NUNO DIAS | ROSSANO GHIRA
Guest Artists ANA PÉREZ-QUIROGA | CATARINA CAMPINO | JAVIER NÚÑEZ GASCO |JOÃO PEDRO VALE | LEO RAMOS | ROGÉRIO NUNO COSTA | THE END OF IRONY (DIOGO LOPES, IVO SILVA, MIGUEL CUNHA, RICARDO TEIXEIRA E RITA MORAIS) | VASCO ARAÚJO | VICENTE TRINDADE
Shooting Team CLÁUDIA MORAIS | FRANCISCO MOREIRA | JOÃO MARTINS | LEONOR NOIVO | NUNO MORÃO | TIAGO OLIVEIRA
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Academia de Santa Cecília – Rui Paiva, Célia Costa, Curso de Música Antiga da ESMAE, Duarte Martins e família, Jonas Omberg, Manuel Reis, Maria de Deus Amaro and Patrícia Lopes (Restart), Maria João Rocha Afonso, Miguel Vilhena, Teatro Maria Matos, family and friends.
MÚSICOS DO TEJO ARE SUPPORTED BY AMARSUL CORPORATION AND CÂMARA MUNICIPAL DE LISBOA.
TEATRO PRAGA IS A STRUCTURE SUPPORTED BY THE MC \ DGARTES AND IT IS A STRUCTURE ASSOCIATED TO O ESPAÇO DO TEMPO.
TEATRO PRAGA - CCB ASSOCIATE COMPANY SEASON 2009/2010