One of the most awarded theatrical companies from Rio Grande do Sul performs virtual circulation in nine cities in RS, promoting exchange with local groups and dialogue with the public
Long before the covid-19 pandemic settled on the planet, imposing restrictions on social interaction, the actor, director, creator and master of machinery at Grupo de Pernas Pro Ar, Luciano Wieser, had already been conducting research with the audiovisual, as a possibility of language, added to your theatrical making, to which has been dedicated for 38 years. Stimulated by the Tayhú children, professional in the field of audiovisual and robotics, e Txai, in the area of digital technologies, and by the companion, actress and producer Raquel Durigon, Wieser has entered this new reality, so, when he is prevented from working in person, due to health restrictions imposed, entering the virtual world was more than a necessity, but a natural consequence of his investigation into audiovisual and stage machinery.
Fruit of these researches and the creative impetus that never ceases, the show emerges “The Last Invention”, that is part of a project that involves, yet, exchange with nine theater groups from nine cities in the state; chat sessions with the audience, at the end of the show, and a guided virtual exhibition. The initiative is carried out with funds from the Aldir Blanc Law no. 14.017/2020.
The first city to receive the project is Canoas. The premiere is on this Friday, day 12 March, at 8:0 pm, broadcast on the group's YouTube platform (check on “Service”). In this town, the group interacts with the Laboratory-School of Popular Art, in order to promote exchanges of experiences and creative processes. Beyond Canoes, the cities of Passo Fundo are part of the circulation, where the exchange is with Grupo Ritornelo de Teatro (17/03); Santo Ângelo, with A Turma do Dionísio (19/03); Caxias do Sul, with the Ueba Group (20/03); Pellets, with the Tholl Group (21/03); Maquiné, with Amo Bem Viver (24/03); Lajeado, with the Small Actor CIA (26/03); Alegrete with the Multicultural Culture Point (27/03), and Santa Maria with VagaMundo (28/03). There will be a special link with audio description, in order to guarantee the accessibility of the project. Part of the invitations will go to senior citizens.
The process
Exploring theatrical language with stage machinery, Luciano Wieser has been researching Teatro Máquina for 32 years, ahead of Grupo De Pernas pro Ar, one of the most awarded groups in the state, nationally recognized. In this new assembly, set in a living room with inventions, the story of a man with few memories is told, who invents something unusual for his old age, curious dinner machines, that by being animated by him create loving images and improbable everyday situations. Thus, maintains a routine that also brings something more to your life. It is through this character, who no longer remembers the situations lived, that the narrative is built.
Luciano Wieser explains that the dramaturgy was elaborated during the process of research and construction of the machines, from an intimate dialogue between him and the object. – I let myself be carried away by the materials found. There is nothing predetermined; is the material that chooses me. He has memory. He has passed and may have a future, reflects. It is from this man-machine dialogue, that dramaturgy arises, so that is the process that helps to tell the story. – When I start building the show, everything is already underway. In this new format, it is necessary to consider the presence of a mediating look, of the one who captures the dinner. – The camera, when moving within the scene, takes on the viewer's gaze and tries to bring him into the show, analyzes the director.
Understanding how Luciano Wieser's relationship with the universe of machines is processed is essential to understand what moves this creator, that since childhood is fascinated by the movement. – I was one of those children who assembled and disassembled the objects to see what they contained or how they worked., reports. In this sense, visit to virtual exhibition of The Last Invention is a way of getting to know the construction processes of machine-characters. On 15 March at 19h, a live-exhibition of the show's stage machines takes place, entitled to a guided tour, led by Wieser. Transmission will be via the group's platform (Check the Service).
Synopsis:
An old man with no memory and ten scene machines. He invented something unusual for his old age, curious dinner machines, and exposes your creation, animating each one, creating amorous images and improbable everyday situations. Thus, maintains a routine that also brings something more to your life. It is through this character, who no longer remembers the situations lived, that the narrative is built.
… He himself used to receive his guests, but, over the years, no longer remembers the usefulness of his inventions and prefers to wander around … letting out memories and sleeping desires. Perhaps the memories evoked by these machines in you, are not the same as those of this inventor, that is no longer recognized.
FACTSHEET:
Group Director: Luciano Wieser
Direction and dramaturgy: Press Conference
Creative artist, master builder of machinery and entertaining actor: Luciano Wieser
Executive production, Doll Actress, Costumes and Hair: Rachel Durigon
Video direction / editing, Animator of digital technologies, designer: Tayhú Wieser
Video capture and Designer: Isadora Fantini Rigo
Digital Technologies Tutor: Txai Wieser
Lighting technician: Guilherme Oetinger
Dramaturgy collaborator: Jackson Zambelli
Original music: Jackson Zambelli and Sergio Olivê
Press Office: Silvia Abreu
audio description: UFO Accessibility
Realization: Pro Ar Legged Theater Group
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SERVICE: |
| What? Premiere of The Last Invention, show by Grupo De Pernas Pro Ar, with acting and direction by Luciano Wierser and cast. |
| When: Day 12 March 2021, At 20 o 'clock |
| Where? Transmission through the platform: www.youtube.com/user/depernasproar |
| Duration: 50 min |
| Language: Theater with Stage Machinery |
| Adult Indication |
| Rating: Free |
| audio description: Special link (there will be a special link with audio description) |
Machinate Chat:
Time: 9h to 11:00
Room: meet link will be sent
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Live Exhibition of the scene machines from The Last Invention
Date: 15/03/21, at 19h | Duration: 1h30 min | Rating: Free
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