Cia Artinerant´s

(São Paulo – SP)

In Portuguese, Balbúrdia means confusion, pastiche, mayhem. With a self-explanatory title, Artinerant’s Balbúrdia tells the story of a couple living in today’s chaotic, noisy and ever-changing world, with limited space and silence.
The protagonists of Balbúrdia deconstruct what is expected of a circus spectacle subverting any kind of order on the stage.

A married couple in real life, Daniel Pedro and Maíra Campos are the stars and founders of the Artinerant’s troupe. They bring to the show personal and professional experiences performing in Brazil and abroad, while mixing traditional and present-day circus skills.

“The performance is not just an expression of our artistic quest today – it is also a portrait of a couple’s history and attempts to relate to each other in a game whose objective is to stay together, facing challenges, surprises and confusions along the way”, they say.

The narrative, directed by Lu Lopes, showcases the performer’s trajectories, highlighting differences, similarities and what brings them together, and flirts with fantastical surrealism in short and cyclical sketches.

Balbúrdia is the second show (Vizinhos is the first) of trilogy that Artinerant´s cia is building with the director Lu Lopes.

Credits

Director: Lu Lopes
Cast: Daniel Pedro, Maíra Campos
Set design: Cris Decot
Costume design: Artinerant’s
Lighting design: Paulo Souza
Music: Artinerant’s, Lu Lopes
Light design: Carlos Eduardo Sporkens
Countermeasures: Edimar Santos
Executive Production: Marina Ferreira