RICARDO FRAYHA
producer

Luartrovado is based on Pierrot Lunaire  by Arnold Schoenberg, with scenic direction by Gerald Thomas and musical direction by Livio Tragtenberg. Pierrot Lunaire is an expressionist work composed in 1912 by the Austrian Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951). Divided into three parts, the show has a chamber instrumental configuration. In the original version, the melodrama was built from twenty-one poems by the Belgian writer Albert Geraud - a symbolist poet with a fantastic theme. The Portuguese translation also has the same number of poems, but with Augusto de Campos' poetic translation. In the original, Arnold Schoenberg had an ironic and satirical approach. For him, the image of Pierrot represented the doubts of his times and the power that man exercised over himself. Based on this framework, the Brazilian version features an original instrumental formation, performed by the São Pedro Theater Chamber Orchestra (Porto Alegre - RS), conducted by Antonio Carlos Borges Cunha. To this chamber composition Livio Tragtenberg fuses mechanical music, electronics, juke box, slot machine, karaoke, making a contrast between the classical and the pop. In the works of the Austrian composer melody and harmony were unrelated, the musical structure had no rules. The scenic direction is by Gerald Thomas, who applies an essential staging with moonlight and the strength of Schoenberg's music, transforming everyone into “lunatic pierrots”.

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GERALD THOMAS

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Gerald Thomas (1954, Rio de Janeiro) is a theatre and opera director and playwright who has spent his life in the United States, England, Brazil and Germany. Thomas began his life in the theatre at Ellen Stewart's La MaMa E.T.C. in New York City. During this period Thomas became an illustrator for the Op-Ed page of the New York Times while conducting workshops at La MaMa E.T.C. where he adapted and directed world premieres of Samuel Beckett's prose and dramatic pieces. In the early 80s, Thomas began working with Beckett, adapting new fiction by the author. Of these, the more notorious were All Strange Away and That Time starring the Living Theatre founder, Julian Beck, in his only stage acting role outside of his own company. In the mid-80s, Thomas became involved with German author Heiner Müller, directing his works in the US and Brazil, and began a long-term partnership with American composer Philip Glass. In 1985 Thomas formed and established his Dry Opera Company in São Paulo. His historical productions in the 80s and 90s placed Thomas as one of the most important and and a towering figure in Brazilian theatre. Having directed important actors such as Fernanda Montenegro, Tônia Carrero, Sérgio Britto, Ney Latorraca, Marco Nanini, Fernanda Torres, between many others. His works presented in over 15 countries and Thomas has staged commissions at the Stuttgart Opera, Munich State Theatre, Pontedera and Volterra, Graz Opera, Deutsches National Theatre Weimar, Deutsches National Theater Mannheim, Bonn Opera House, between others. 

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LUARTROVADO

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music: after Pierrot Lunaire by Arnold Schoenberg | creation and direction: Gerald Thomas | musical direction: Livio Tragtenberg | conductor: Antonio Carlos Borges Cunha | soloist: Adelia Issa [with São Pedro Theater Chamber Orchestra - PA] | special participation: Elke Maravilha, Lucila Tragtenberg, Deize Tigrona | actors: Fabiana Gugli, Pancho Cappeletti, Anna Americo | stage manager: Domingos Varella | light: Gerald Thomas and Lenise Pinheiro | set concept: Gerald Thomas | costume design: Karin Serafin | video: Marilia Halla | assistant director: Ruy Filho

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production: prod.art.br | production director : Ricardo Muniz Fernandes | executive production: Ricardo Frayha | administration: Veridiana Fernandes | technical direction: Julio Cesarini

 

Realisation: Sesc São Paulo

Sesc Pinheiros

São Paulo, SP, Brazil

09 and 10/06/2007