Ubu Tropical
[Ubu of the Tropics]

Drawing from the figure of the jester, the group performs its version of the story of Père Ubu, a grotesque and ambitious character who is the symbol of destruction and stupidity, committing atrocities to rise to the throne of Poland. This choir of comical characters emerges on the scene with mudded bodies, clothes, and props, as if they were climate refugees enduring political neglect. Pervaded by music, the adaptation of the work Ubu on the Hill, by French author Alfred Jarry, has influences from Brazilian tropicalism and modernism and alludes to the country’s recent political and social scenario. 

Tribo de Atuadores Ói Nóis Aqui Traveiz conducts research on language through street theater, experience theater, performance, and spaces of memory. It conducts the projects Democratic Theater School, Pathways toward Democratic Theater, Theater as a Tool for Social Discussion, the Exhibition Ói Nóis Aqui Traveiz and the Democratic Theater Festival – Learning Games, as well as seminars and discussion sessions. It runs the imprint Ói Nóis Na Memória and publishes CAVALO LOUCO – Revista de Teatro every six months. 

CAST AND CREW  
Collective creation: Tribo de Atuadores Ói Nóis Aqui Traveiz based on the work Ubu on the Hill, by Alfred Jarry  
Costume, makeup, and prop design: Tânia Farias
Original score and music training: Johann Alex de Souza
Actors: Rafael Torres, Helen Sierra, Marta Haas, Keter Velho, Eugênio Barboza, Roberto Corbo, Lucas Gheller, Márcio Leandro, Alex Pantera, Jules Bemfica, Gengiscan/Abigail Foster, Ellen Hiromi, Kayzee Fashola, Millena Moreira, Fabrício Miranda, Daniel Steil, Tânia Farias, Clélio Cardoso and Paulo Flores
Prop construction: Roberto Corbo, Tânia Farias, Clélio Cardoso, Alex Pantera and Eugênio Barboza
Russian Army song: Nilton Jr. Silveira
Sacocha concept and construction: Ellen Hiromi, Helen Sierra, Jules Benfica, Alex Pantera and Roberto Corbo 
Sewing: Keter Velho e Helen Sierra
Parangolé painting: Isabella Lacerda
Program writing: Marta Haas
Graphic art: Lucas Gheller 
Ubu puppet on the poster by: Tânia Farias
Photography: Eugênio Barboza
Press: Bebê Baumgarten
Production: Tribo de Atuadores Ói Nóis Aqui Traveiz 

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