Cabaré Coragem
[Cabaret Courage]

Through the cabaret universe, Grupo Galpão presents a decadent troupe that, despite tribulations, reiterates art as the space of permanence and identity. The production draws inspiration from Bertolt Brecht’s work—the title alludes to his character Mother Courage—and combines a repertoire of live music, comic skits, variety shows, and dance performances, plus fragments of the German author’s writings and the group’s own playwrighting. By integrating the audience into the scene, as if viewers were the cast’s accomplices, Galpão discusses aging and art making, reaffirming its own longevity. 

Grupo Galpão, from Belo Horizonte, has been continuously active for more than 40 years, and it is renowned for its research on language. By producing shows with guest directors – including Gabriel Villela, Cacá Carvalho, Paulo José, Yara de Novaes, and Marcio Abreu – or staged by members of the group, Galpão develops a theater language that is both popular and erudite, between tradition and contemporaneity, the streets and the stage, the universal and the Brazilian regional. 

CAST AND CREW 
Cast: Antonio Edson, Eduardo Moreira, Inês Peixoto, Luiz Rocha, Lydia Del Picchia, Simone Ordones e Teuda Bara
Direction: Júlio Maciel
Musical direction, composition, and soundtrack: Luiz Rocha
Assistant director: David Maurity
Set and costume design: Márcio Medina
Playwriting: Coletiva
Playwriting supervision: Vinícius de Souza
Stage direction and choreography: Rafael Bacelar
Lighting: Rodrigo Marçal
Props and art painting: Marney Heitmann
Body and movement training: Fernanda Vianna
Vocal training: Babaya
Assistant costume design: Paulo André e Gilma Oliveira
Assistant set design: Vinícius de Andrade
Lighting consultancy: Marina Arthuzzi
Direction of stage experiments: Ernani Maletta, Luiz Rocha e Cida Moreira
Artistic collaboration: Paulo André e João Santos
Makeup and wigs: Gabriela Dominguez
Makeup and wigs assistant: Ana Rosa Oliveira
Set construction: Artes Cênica Produções
Costume construction: Taires Scatolin
Stage technician: William Bililiu
Stage lighting technician: Wellington Santos
Assistant technician: William Teles
Sound recording and sound operation: Fábio Santos
Press office: Polliane Eliziário (Personal Press)
Digital communication: Rizoma Comunicação & Arte
Photos: Mateus Lustosa
Recording and audiovisual coverage: Alicate
Graphic design: Filipe Lampejo e Rita Davis
Production assistant: Idylla Silmarovi
Executive producer: Beatriz Radicchi
Production direction: Gilma Oliveira
Production: Grupo Galpão 

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