There is magic in the Brazilian rainforest, which is full of medicinal plants and whispering trees. You will find the curious anteater, the dangerous jaguar, the hilarious blue arara and the fireflies that illuminate the dark forest at night. It is magically beautiful!

In that same rainforest, indigenous people have encountered a mythical creature. The Curupira seems to be an extremely mysterious creature. Opinions are divided about its appearance. One-eyed or not, red hair or bald, blue teeth, large or very small… He always takes different forms. One thing is clear: his feet are backwards and he is involved in mischief time and again.

Duda Paiva feels directly involved in the developments in his native Brazil. That’s why his new performance is about life in the rainforest. Duda Paiva’s foam world is the ultimate place to bring the special inhabitants of the forest to life. A visual performance with puppets, dance and ancient indigenous music from Brazil!

CREDITS

Concept, direction and choreography: Duda Paiva | Performance and artistic contributions: Cat Smits, Josje Eijkenboom, Christiaan Koetsier, Oliver Wagstaff, Tim Velraeds, Aniek Stokkers, Fleur Roks | Dramaturgy: Kim Kooiman | Puppets: Duda Paiva Atelier door André Mello | Soundscape and composition: Wilco Alkema | Light design: Mark Verhoef | Costumes: Evita Rigert | Decor: Sanne Danz | Textx: all performers, Duda Paiva, Kim Kooiman, Flip Noorman | Technique: Mark Verhoef, Roel ter Borg, Esther Love | Production: Marijana Mikolcic, Janique Modder | Thanks to: Yazan Maksoud