109º ANIV. THEATRO CIRCO | BATE FADO – JONAS&LANDER

Choreographer duo Jonas&Lander present one of the most acclaimed Portuguese dance shows of recent years, having performed in several countries, at venues such as the Centre Pompidou (France) and the Seoul International Dance Festival (South Korea).

Bate Fado is a hybrid show between dance and a music concert with nine performers: four dancers, four musicians and a fado singer who is also a dancer. Like most urban musical currents, such as Samba or Flamenco, Fado also had its own dances. In Lisbon, the dance that had the greatest expression was the Fado Batido, a dance based on energetic and virtuoso tap dancing. In Bate Fado, Jonas&Lander set out to reinterpret and recover the act of tap dancing in Fado, where the dance takes on the quality of a percussion instrument, in dialogue with the voice and guitars. Bate Fado aims to be a first step towards recovering the dance that Fado has lost.

Artistic Direction and Choreography Jonas&Lander 
Research Jonas, Lander Patrick 
Interpretation Catarina Campos, Jonas, Lander Patrick, Lewis Seivwright and Melissa Sousa 
Bass Yami Aloelela 
Viola Tiago Valentim 
Portuguese Guitar Acácio Barbosa and Hélder Machado 
Voice Jonas 
Musical Composition Jonas&Lander 
Light Design Rui Daniel 
Technical Coordination and Light Operation Bruno Santos / Jean-Pierre Legout 
(alternately) 
Sound Operation Filipe Peres / João Pedreira (alternately) 
Set Design Rita Torrão 
Costumes Fábio Rocha de Carvalho and Jonas 
Gradaschi Footwear 
Set and Costume Design Assistant Fábio Rocha de Carvalho 
Production Manager (2020-2022) Patrícia Soares 
Production House Associação Cultural Sinistra 
Production and Distribution Director Inês LeGué 
Administrative and Financial Management Gabriel Lapas 
Co-production Centro Cultural de Belém, Cine-Teatro Avenida, Teatro Académico Gil Vicente, Teatro Municipal do Porto and Theater Freiburg 
Co-production Residency O Espaço do Tempo 
Support for Creation Centro Cultural Olga Cadaval, Estúdios Victor Córdon / OPART, Mala Voadora and Pro.dança 
Research Support Casa-Museu Leal da Câmara, LIPA – Laboratório de Investigação de Práticas Artísticas da Universidade de Coimbra and Museu Bordalo Pinheiro 
Discography Valentim de Carvalho 
 
Duration 110′