Tiago Cadete is a Brazil based performer and maker whose work lies at the border between theatre, dance and visual arts. In Alla Prima, Tiago takes us on an exploration of representations of the human body throughout history. Using his own body alongside more than five centuries worth of images, he looks at the construction and invention of Brazil and the creation of certain ideas of what is Brazil, Brazilian and Brazilian-ness.
Alla Prima
Tiago Cadete
50 min. approx.
Creation and performance Tiago Cadete
Consultant art history Raphael Fonseca
Costumes Carlota Lagido
Project Assistance Bernardo de Almeida
Translation Diana Cadete
Colaboration voiceover Priscila Maia, Raphael Fonseca, Raquel André; Sueli do Sacramento; Jonas Arrabal, Victor Dias, Laura Arbex; Felipe Abdala; Isabel Martins; Júlia Arbex; Breno de Faria; Daniela Seixas; Leandra Espírito Santo
Documentation Photography Victor Dias
Scene Photography José Carlos Duarte, Susana Paiva e Luis Martins
Press office Mafalda Simões
Teaser Francisca Marvão & Tiago Cadete
Artistic Residence Centro Coreográfico do Rio de Janeiro
Support Eira; Prefeitura do Rio de Janeiro
Reception Escola de Mulheres; ZDB NEGÓCIO; Mala Voadora/PORTO; Rua das Gaivotas 6; Citemor’16; HOMEmcr; Bienal de Dança do SESC; Festival Panoram-programa paralelo; Gira dança; Museu Paulista
Coproduction TEMPS D’IMAGES ’15
Production Co-Pacabana
Tiago Cadete was born in Portugal, but currently lives between Portugal and Brazil. His line of work lies on the border between the performing and visual arts.
He attends the visual arts PhD at EBA-UFRJ, where he has also earned his master degree. He received a scholarship from the GDA-Gestão dos Direitos dos Artistas to attend the Post-Graduation in the Laban/Bartenieff System at the Angel Vianna/Laban Dance University. He has a degree in Theater from the Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema. So far his work has been presented in countries such as: Portugal, Russia; The Czech Republic, Romania, Spain, France, Brazil, Belgium, Mexico, China, Cuba, United States of America, United Kingdom, Argentina and Uruguay.
He has collaborated with choreographers Francisco Camacho, Carlota Lagido, David Marques, Sílvia Real, Mariana Tengner Barros, Rafael Alvarez, Gustavo Ciríaco, Tino Sehgal and with the directors Jorge Andrade, João Romão, Jorge Silva Melo, João Brites and Alfredo Martins.
He currently collaborates with David Marques on “APAGÃO” (2017). He created the shows “HIGHLIGHT” (2011) “GOLDEN” (2014) and “ALLA PRIMA” (2016), which premiered at the Festival Temps d’Images (Lisbon). Since 2009, he regularly collaborates with Raquel André, having created “NO DIGITAL”, “LAST” and “TURBO_LENTO”, with the support of the Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, GDA-Gestão dos direitos dos artistas e da Dgartes/Governo de Portugal.
EIRA associated artist between 2010-2017
Artistic director of Co-pacabana
