The legend of the prince who has a face

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January
Dramaturgy and musical screenplay by:
  • Gustavo Bicalho
Directed by:
  • Gustavo Bicalho
  • Henrique Gonçalves
Cast:
  • Álvaro Pilares
  • André Pimentel
  • Bruno de Oliveira
  • Débora Salem
  • Márcio Nascimento
  • Marise Nogueira
  • Suzana Castelo
  • Virgínia Martins
Description:
This production makes no use of the spoken word, and its action develops itself through the actors' movements and recorded narration, mixing up many genres – masks, puppets, and video graphics - alongside a soundtrack by Sergei Prokofiev. The play transits between Gothic and surrealist aesthetics, telling the story of a prince born with a face, in a land of faceless people. The prince is kept in a tower because the King and the Queen fear that he will be discovered and mistreated by the population.

- Zilka Sallaberry Theatre for Children Award/2009 - Best Costume Design and Best Light Design.

Rated G
 
Creative Staff:
Narrated by Edeilton Medeiros
Movement director: Paulo Mazzoni
Puppets movement choreographer and coach: Márcio Nascimento
Mask and technical support for the use of mask: Marise Nogueira
Puppets: Alexandre Guimarães and Karlla de Luca
Music by Sergei Prokofiev
Musical research: Gustavo Bicalho
Videographics: Rafael Cazes
Costume design, set design and props: Fernanda Sabino, Henrique Gonçalves and Karlla de Luca
Light designer: Jorginho de Carvalho
 
Technicians:
Assistant light designer: Poliana Pinheiro
Light operator: Igor Sully, Rodrigo Belay e Valdemir Almeida
Sound and video operator: Alexandre Guimarães
Set builder: Álvaro and Jorjão
Costume pattern cutter: Glória Tranjan
Assistant costume designer: Marta Paiva
Seamstress: Zeny Gonçalves
Shoemaker: Ernesto Spain
 
Marketing Team:
Graphic design: Rafael Cazes
Photography: Jackeline Nigri
PR: Evandro Rius
Media agency: Artesanal Produções
 
Production Staff:
Production manager: Henrique Gonçalves
Producers: Karlla de Luca, Kátia Kamello and Marta Paiva
Year of production: Artesanal Cia. de Teatro/2009
 

Artesanal Cia. de Teatro dares to make a show, for the children audience, with no dialogues, gothic aesthetics and a soundtrack by Sergei Prokofiev, and gets it right.

Carlos Henrique Braz / Magazine Veja Rio - Critique/Review