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Macacada, étude d’une singe brésilienne

Maïra de Oliveira Aggio

A juggling of thoughts

Thu. 23 Fri. 24 Jan. & Sat. 8 Feb.

Different locations

2h with DJ set 12 years old and up Creation

Macacada is more than a show, it’s an immersive and sensory experience in three acts. Maïra de Oliveira Aggio created it after reading Franz Kafka’s short story A Report to an Academy, which tells the tale of an ape who has become a man. In front of an assembly of scientists, the ape explains how he has integrated human society by assimilating its customs and conventions.

Assuming the role of an ape, the performer mixes personal stories and decolonial thinking on stage. She begins by taking us to a tree transformed into an acrobatic apparatus. This is followed by a performance-conference on the notions of nature and culture, in which she quotes the Quilombola philosopher Nego Bispo, a cornerstone of her creative research. The show concludes with an intoxicating DJ set, inviting us to dance and celebrate our ancestral roots.

Distribution

Artist, author, director: Maïra de Oliveira Aggio Co-director: Orlando Caldeira Choreography consultant: Breno Caetano Musical composition: Sérgio Bacalhau Audiovisual design: Raphaël Sawadogo–Mas Light design: Louise Rustan DJ: Alessandra Moura Costume: Angela Fagundes

Acknowledgements

Circus writing grant: Association Beaumarchais, SACD with the support of LATITUDE50, La Chaufferie – Acte1, the SACD, and the SSA Coproduction: ARCHAOS national circus center in Marseille – Théâtre des Salins, Scène Nationale de Martigues – Espace Périphérique, Villette – Ecole Nationale de Cirque de Châtellerault Support: Editions Wildproject, Le CENTQUATRE, Cité Internationale des Arts de Paris, Fondation Daniel et Nina Carasso, L’AZIMUT national circus center for the ’Île de France, BAMP – Brussels Art Melting Pot – IMPACT22, Pact Zollverein, Studios de Virecourt

Biography

Maïra de Oliveira Aggio is a Brazilian artist and researcher. Although she has lived in Europe for the last 13 years, she still identifies viscerally with the north-east region of Brazil where she grew up (Salvador, Bahia). Macacada is her first solo show. It is supported by the Antigone association, a collective dedicated to supporting the work of women in the performing arts.