Nederlands Blazersensemble, Duda Paiva Company, Outra Margem & Kamayurá People

Breath of the Forest

Breath of the Forest

Meet the Kamayurá: bearers of indispensable knowledge. This compelling theatrical concert performance is inspired by the worldview of the indigenous Kamayurá community and the music of Heitor Villa-Lobos. A meditative and physical experience brimming with music, movement, and puppetry.

The Nederlands Blazers Ensemble and the Duda Paiva Company are joining forces once again, this time in collaboration with Outra Margem, a platform for art and reflection. Together with Andreia Duarte, founder of Outra Margem, who lived among the Kamayurá for many years, they traveled to the Amazon region and immersed themselves in the life of this indigenous community. In turn, three members of the Kamayurá community are visiting our country to collaborate on this impressive performance. A meditative and physical experience, rooted in an ethical exchange, told through foam, breath, and sound.

Credits

Artistic
Direction: Brandt Attema, Duda Paiva
Dramaturgy and consultant indigenous people: Andreia Duarte
Music Kamayura: Yamuni Kamayura, Wakuyukuma Kamayura, Mawalaya Kamayurá and the Kamayurá People
Music NBE: Bas Duister, Malika Maminova, Sinan Arat, Louis van der Mespel, Willem van Merwijk, Janneke Groesz, Bart de Kater, Thomas Dulfer , Ron Schaaper, Brandt Attema, Astrid Haring
Performance: Sophie Prins, Kathrin Gramelsberger, Tim Štimac, Evelina Roze
Sculptures: Andre Mello, Beril Gülderer
Costume design: Evita Rigert
Light design: Mark Verhoef
Set design: Hiromitsu Konishi
Technics: Mark Verhoef, Harmen van ‘t Loo, Jelle Pijnenborg, Joost Janssen
Videography: Ward Veenstra
Bag for Kamayurá flutes: Enrique Casas

 

Organisation
Production: Meta Koopmans, Merel van Marken Lichtenbelt, Júlia Junqueira
Marketing: Djamila Fontaine Ngongo, Hedwig van der Zwaal, Romy Roomans, Jorien Serraris
Business: Elena van Slogteren, Barbara Groeneveld
PR support: Museum of Indigenous Cultures of São Paulo

 

This production was made possible in part by the Kamayurá community, the Brazilian Embassy in The Hague, the Guimarães Rosa Institute, the Fonds Podiumkunsten, and the Gunstige Wind Foundation. Special thanks to FUNAI/National Indigenous Foundation (Brazil) — João Henrique Galvão, Bruno Antunes de Cerqueira, and Otávio Moura Carvalho.

Performance dates

Thursday 12 November
De Veerensmederij
Amersfoort
Saturday 14 November
Schouwburg & Concertzaal
Tilburg
Wednesday 18 November
Stadsschouwburg
Nijmegen
Thursday 19 November
PHIL
Haarlem
Friday 20 November
Het Speelhuis
Helmond
Sunday 22 November
Kunstmin
Dordrecht
Friday 27 November
Wilminktheater
Enschede
Saturday 28 November
De Lawei
Drachten
Sunday 29 November
Muziekgebouw
Amsterdam
Thursday 03 December
SPOT
Groningen
Wednesday 03 March
Schouwburg
Cuijk
Thursday 04 March
Podium Hoge Woerd
Utrecht
Saturday 06 March
Stadsgehoorzaal
Leiden
Tuesday 09 March
Theater aan de Parade
Den Bosch
Thursday 11 March
Cultura
Ede
Friday 12 March
Flint
Amersfoort
Thursday 12 November
De Veerensmederij
Amersfoort
Saturday 14 November
Schouwburg & Concertzaal
Tilburg
Wednesday 18 November
Stadsschouwburg
Nijmegen
Thursday 19 November
PHIL
Haarlem
Friday 20 November
Het Speelhuis
Helmond
Sunday 22 November
Kunstmin
Dordrecht
Friday 27 November
Wilminktheater
Enschede
Saturday 28 November
De Lawei
Drachten
Sunday 29 November
Muziekgebouw
Amsterdam
Thursday 03 December
SPOT
Groningen
Wednesday 03 March
Schouwburg
Cuijk
Thursday 04 March
Podium Hoge Woerd
Utrecht
Saturday 06 March
Stadsgehoorzaal
Leiden
Tuesday 09 March
Theater aan de Parade
Den Bosch
Thursday 11 March
Cultura
Ede
Friday 12 March
Flint
Amersfoort

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