"WHY CHIQUINHA?" is a contemporary multidisciplinary quartet inspired by the revolutionary and controversial work of Brazilian composer, pianist, conductor and activist Francisca Gonzaga, aka Chiquinha (1847-1935) . The performance reflects decolonial aesthetics through an experimental musical collage. Co-composed arrangements of Gonzaga's pieces based on improvisation are created. In a dense texture of the voices of our time and theirs, as well as scenic elements, choro is expressed as a genre between times. [2023]
CAST & CREW
Noam Carmon – clarinet, musical dir., artistic concept Marcela Dias – voice, artistic concept
Julia Kadel – piano
Liliana Zieniawa – percussion
Claudia Isabel Martin – direction,artistic concept
Hellena Kuasne – costume and set design
Valentina Liudmila – costume and set design assistant