Over the years, São Paulo Dance Company has developed different classic and contemporary works in a dialogue between dance, music and audiovisual.
Here, you can see some of them available to the public .
Video Productions
SPCD na Estrada (2021)
The webseries SPCD na Estrada proposes a new look at postcards of cities in the State of São Paulo that open their theaters and cultural spaces to receive tours of the São Paulo Companhia de Dança. In each new episode, the dancers dialogue with the architecture and history of these places, interpreting excerpts from works from the Company’s repertoire. Directed by Alexandre Cruz and Inês Bogéa, the webseries has eight episodes already available on the Company’s social networks, highlighting the cities of São Paulo, Botucatu, Bauru, Araras, Piracicaba, Salto, Campos do Jordão and São Vicente. The project integrates the actions of the #SPCDdigital label and will have a total of 12 episodes.
Nuvens (2021)
Launched on the 13th anniversary of São Paulo Dance Company, Nuvens reveals a sensitive and poetic journey through landmark spaces in the history of the SPCD, such as the Bom Retiro neighborhood, Parque da Luz, the Oswald de Andrade Cultural Workshop and the Sérgio Cardoso Theater. Conducted by Milton Coatti’s unique choreography, conceived especially for this project, the dancers relive their own experiences in these places under the intimate bias of the camera directed by Guilherme Pinheiro. The original soundtrack is by Pipo Pegoraro, the costumes are by UMA│Raquel Davidowicz and the overall design of the project is signed by Inês Bogéa and produced by Kleber Pessolato. Recorded in mid-2020, when the Company gradually returned to face-to-face activities, the film reveals the dancers’ reunion with the dance scene after the period they remained isolated in their homes. Throughout the choreography, they are divided into solos, duos and small groups with detachment to move the entrances, stairs, corridors and rehearsal rooms of the headquarters and also the places that help to tell the Company’s history.
Amálgama (2020)
The result of a partnership between São Paulo Dance Company, Museum of Contemporary Art/University of São Paulo -MACUSP – and São Paulo Symphony Orchestra – Osesp, Amálgama is a film that proposes a multifaceted look at the cultural production of the 20th century through the possible crossings between the seven arts: Architecture, Cinema, Dance, Sculpture, Literature, Music and Painting. Conducted by an unprecedented choreography by Henrique Rodovalho, the SPDC dancers wear costumes by Ricardo Almeida occupy the corridors of MAC USP to dialogue with 23 works present in the permanent exhibition “Visões da Arte no Acervo do MAC USP, 1900-2000”, all danced to the sound of compositions by Francisco Mignone (1897-1986) and Rafael Amaral performed by the Osesp Quartet and curated by Antônio Carlos Neves Pinto. Directed by Inês Bogéac, curated by Ana Magalhães of works by Umberto Boccioni, Amedeo Modigliani, Marc Chagall, Anita Malfatti, Emiliano Di Cavalcanti, Ismael Nery, Tarsila do Amaral, Egon Schiele, Paul Klee, George Grosz, Käthe Kollwitz, Pablo Picasso, Robert Jacobsen, Franz Weissmann, Henry Moore, Max Bill, Claudia Andujar, Sérgio Ferro, Regina Silveira, César Baldaccini, Kozo Mio, Simon Benetton. The costumes are by Ricardo Almeida, photography by Charles Lima and Nicolas Marchi, with camera assistance by Andradina Azevedo, drone and still operation by Marcos Alonso and editing by Charles Lima.
Gala Clássica (2020)
Designed by Inês Bogéa, director of São Paulo Dance Company, the 2020 edition of Gala Clássica is an audiovisual work composed of reinterpretations signed by SPDC dancers and rehearsers of excerpts taken from large repertoire ballets. In it, the interpreters dance with live musical accompaniment by Olga Kopylova, pianist of the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra (Osesp). The video is directed by Marcos Rombino, from the show Classics, on TV Cultura, and the lighting is by Wagner Freire. Gala Clássica 2020 comprises the following works: Grand Pas de Quatre – Entrée and Finale, in a version by Diego de Paula, based on the work of Jules Perrot; La Esmeralda Grand Pas de Deux Variations, in a version by Duda Braz, inspired by the work of Marius Petipa based on the original by Jules Perrot; Female Variation of La Esmeralda – 1st Act, in a version by Duda Braz, inspired by the work of Marius Petipa from the original by Jules Perrot; Gopak, in a version by Lars Van Cauwenbergh, from the original by Feodor Lopokov (1886-1973); Bagatelle, created by Gaetano Terrana; Giselle’s Female Variation – 1st Act, in a version by Duda Braz, based on the work of Jules Perrot and Jean Coralli; Giselle’s Grand Pas de Deux – 2nd act, in a version by Lars Van Cauwenbergh, based on the work of Jules Perrot and Jean Coralli; Paquita Variations and Pas de Deux – 2nd Act, in a version by Duda Braz, based on the original by Joseph Mazilier; La Bayadère Variations, in a version by Lars Van Cauwenbergh and Duda Braz, based on the original by Marius Petipa; Grand Pas Classique Male Variation, in Yoshi Suzuki’s version, based on the work created by Victor Gasosky; Sleeping Beauty Variations – 3rd Act, in a version by Duda Braz, based on the original by Marius Petipa.
Dança Hoje (2020)
Designed by Inês Bogéa, director of São Paulo Dance Company, the 2020 edition of Dança Hoje is an audiovisual work that brings together original works created by guest choreographers and SPDC dancers from the fine blend between dance and music within the possibilities imposed by social distancing imposed by the current context. The project explores different spaces in Sérgio Cardoso Theater – stage, audience, moat and elevators – and is guided by compositions specially created for the project or melodies performed live by instrumentalists of the Percorso Ensemble, with musical direction by Ricardo Bologna. Video direction is by Rubens Crispim Jr and lighting by Nicolas Marchi. The work was launched within the series “40 anos Teatro Sérgio Cardoso”. Dança Hoje 2020 is composed by the following choreographies: Sociedade das Mulheres, by Luan Barcelos; Sonatina, by Ammanda Rosa; Dualidade, by Monica Proença and Jonathan dos Santos; Brumas, by Matheus Queiroz; Linha de Fernte, by Yuri Ruppini; Objeto do Meu Próprio Desejo, by Esdras Hernández Villar; | CON | TATO |, by Letícia Forattini; Ikigai, by Renata Peraso.
Cantares e Dançares | Imaginária Serenata (2020)
United through the video, the artists of the São PauloDance Company and the Theatro São Pedro sing and dance very particular interpretations of 20th century compositions that reflect on the origins of Brazilian culture, bridging the gap between erudite and popular . The result is two new creations, with different inspirations, conceived during the period of social isolation. Imaginária Serenata is part of the Lusitanian heritage present in Brazilian culture, full of a strong romantic and idealistic characteristic. With delicacy, the songs performed on the piano by Ricardo Ballestero and the movements in the choreography of Igor Vieira evoke the image of windows and balconies in Portuguese houses. It is the perfect setting for a serenade – a unique connection between one person and another – which awakens sighs, sometimes passionate, sometimes longing, under the moonlight. Cantares e Dançares was a project conceived and carried out during the quarantine in accordance with social distance and all the sanitary protocols required by government entities to fight the new coronavirus. Music direction is by Ricardo Ballestero, with costumes by Balletto and SPDC Collection, photography and lighting by Charles Lima and Nicolas Marchi, cameras by Charles Lima, Carlos Yamamoto and Marcos Alonso, camera assistance by Gustavo Bernardes, musical direction assistance by Guilherme Baldovino, video editing by Eriberto Chagas and sound mixing engineering by Clement Zular.
Cantares e Dançares | Matrizes (2020)
United through the video, the artists of the São Paulo Dance Company and the Theatro São Pedro sing and dance very particular interpretations of 20th century compositions that reflect on the origins of Brazilian culture, bridging the gap between erudite and popular . The result is two new creations, with different inspirations, conceived during the period of social isolation. Matrizes shows the influences of African culture, as well as rustic and indigenous culture in Brazil. Under shadows and lights, transparencies and glazes, SPDC dancers and opera singers invited by Theatro São Pedro create reinterpretations of works already performed by popular singers, rocked by the piano of Ricardo Ballestero, also the project’s musical director. It is a connection with human issues facing society, such as prejudice and discrimination, social situations that are even more pressing in our time. Cantares e Dançares was a project conceived and carried out during the quarantine in accordance with social distance and all the sanitary protocols required by government entities to fight the new coronavirus. Music direction is by Ricardo Ballestero, with costumes by Balletto and SPDC Collection, photography and lighting by Charles Lima and Nicolas Marchi, cameras by Charles Lima, Carlos Yamamoto and Marcos Alonso, camera assistance by Gustavo Bernardes, musical direction assistance by Guilherme Baldovino, video editing by Eriberto Chagas and sound mixing engineering by Clement Zular.
Cartas para um Outro Tempo (2020)
Dancers Letícia Forattini and Otávio Portela, members of the São Paulo Dance Company, created the performance Cartas para um Outros Tempo for the #EmCasaComSesc Dance program. The work, which has dramaturgy by Bastian Thurner (Teatro da Ponte), reflects on the period of social isolation caused by the pandemic of the new coronavirus. Inspired by correspondence and letters sent by family and friends and carried out in the domestic space, the show starts from the distance connection, typical of this quarantine moment, and the sensations provoked by these times of pandemic. The questions that guide Cartas para um Outro Tempo are: what will our reality be like in a few years? How are we going to look at what we are living now? The creation of Cartas para um Outro Tempo is part of Letícia and Otávio’s activities, also as choreographers, within the Dance Artist’s Future Skills Development Program, which seeks to guide the Company’s dancers in their next ones. professional steps. The artistic direction of the work is Inês Bogéa, with the voices of Letícia Forattini, Otávio Portela and Bastian Thurner, soundtrack with musical collage by Metronome (featgLiq), by 4di; The Haunted Metronome, by Pixyblink; Tomorrow, from Bensound; Moose, from Bensound; Komiku, by Merfolk; Music Box and original compositions by Pedrinho Augusto (percussion) and Arthur Forattini (guitar) under soundtrack editing by Bastian Thurner. The costumes are by UMA – Raquel Davidowicz and the camera operation by Bastian Thurner.
Corpus – Alma e Esperança (2020)
Three artists. Three homes. One screen. A single poem. This is the action Corpus: Alma e Esperança, which brought together the São Paulo Dance Company and the Balé da Cidade de São Paulo for an unprecedented partnership. Conceived by the artistic directors of the institutions Inês Bogéa and Ismael Ivo (1955-2021), respectively, the project encouraged dancers from both companies to take advantage of the present moment of social isolation to create short choreographies from their homes and record them in video. Gathered by Kleber Pessolato and Guilherme Pinheiro, from Galeria Produções, they gave rise to 14 pills starring 42 dancers from both stable bodies, in 30- and 60-second formats, which were shown first-hand, in April 2020, by TV Cultura . The videos are also available on the social networks of the two artistic bodies, in addition to the platform #CulturaEmCasa, created and maintained by the Secretariat of Culture and Creative Economy of the Government of São Paulo. In each pill, three artists, from inside their homes, choreograph concerns, inspirations and aspirations.
Mira (2018)
Developed under the idea of 360° visualization and virtual reality (VR), Milton Coatti’s choreographic creation for São Paulo Dance Company seeks to translate into movement the issues that plague human beings. Known by the ancients as one of the brightest visible in the southern hemisphere, the star Mira has periods of significant changes in its appearance. Restlessness, questioning, and a certain internal anguish, move the dancers to seek an answer to these feelings and sensations. In this search, they look to themselves and others to rediscover the beauty, light and love apparently lost (or temporarily forgotten) in this almost lunar space that suggests dissipating, but which still holds hope and the perspective that, at some point, the ideal meeting, with you and with the other, will materialize. Directed by Inês Bogéa and Luciano Cury and executive produced by João Marcello Bôscoli, Mira was recorded at OCA using technology that proposes to the viewer to be the center of the action, but also part of the collective, immersed, sharpening the perception of details to the most subtle movements of the bodies in the dance. The filming and editing are by Panograma, costume creation by UMA – Raquel Davidowicz and styling by Paula Iglecio.