A Boa Alma
“When we were children we had a crane with a lame wing. He was friendly and didn't mind our jokes. He strutted along behind us, crying out to us not to run too fast. But in the fall and in the spring when large swarms of cranes were flying over the village, he became very restless. And I could understand why.”
The Good Soul, based on Bertolt Brecht's play Der gute Mensch von Sezuan (1938-43) – originally composed by Huldreich Georg Früh and later Paul Dessau – is a project directed and interpreted by Mónica Calle, rewritten by Luís Mário Lopes and with a new musical score, lyrics and original songs by JP Simões.
The show will debut in early 2015 in a new venue, Casa Conveniente / Zona Não Vigiada, located in Chelas’ zona J, in Lisbon. It will then be presented in Porto and Coimbra.
Ficha
direction, interpretation, stage design and light design Mónica Calle . text and dramaturgy Luís Mário Lopes . musical score, lyrics and songs JP Simões . assistant director Alexandra Gaspar . photography Bruno Simão . video Eduardo Breda . technical support Bruno Candé Marques and Mário Fernandes . executive production and communication Stage One . production Casa Conveniente / Zona Não Vigiada . coproduction TAGV / mala voadora . residency mala voadora.porto . Project funded by the Government of Portugal - Secretary of State for Culture | Direcção-Geral das Artes . A.C. Zona Não Vigiada has the support of the Municipality of Lisbon and Bip Program Lisbon 2014 - Local Partnerships
Program
mala voadora.porto . 27 agosto-1 setembro 2014 . residência A Boa Alma de Mónica Calle