Théâtre de l’Entrouvert

France

Traversées

MUSEU DA MARIONETA

12, 13, 14 May at 9pm and 11pm

Thursday, Friday and Saturday

Concept, direction, scenography and performer: Elise Vigneron Technical direction, lighting and sound design: Eric Dubos Collaboration: Aurélie Morin Dramaturgy: Stephanie Farison Construction: Elise Vigneron, Gérard Vigneron Assistant: Hélène Barreau Video: Eduardo Gomes de Abreu Costumes: Nadine Galifi Animation: Emmanuelle Lévy Production: Médis Création Co-production: Cie Le Théâtre de Nuit Supports: Département de la Drôme, Conseil Général de Vaucluse, Labellisation Pôle Culturel du Sud Luberon, lnstitut International de la Marionnette, La Gare à Coulisses, Le Vélo Théâtre, La Chartreuse de Villeneuve Lez Avignon Acknowledgements: Loane Dao, Antoine Lenoir, Mathieu Vigneron, Mathieu Vincent Technique: Mixed For audiences over: M/14 Time: 60 min. Language: Without Words Limited audience: 35

“Traversées” is a visual circuit, without words, created from snatches of text from “Seuils” (Thresholds) by Patrick Kermann, a stroll in the night under the guidance of a passeur, a figure in search of its identity.

Chiaroscuro: the doors open, seven thresholds show up, seven stages of light where are played successive scenes belonging to the in-between: narrow pass between inside and outside, being and seeming, presence and absence, life and death...

Gisèle Vienne, Dennis Cooper
& Jonathan Capdevielle

France

Jerk

TEATRO MARIA MATOS

13, 14 May at 9.30pm

Friday and Saturday

Direction: Gisèle Vienne Dramaturgy: Dennis Cooper Music: Peter Rehberg (original music), El Mundo Frio of Corrupted Lights: Patrick Riou Performed by and created in collaboration with: Jonathan Capdevielle Recorded voices: Dennis Cooper, Paul P Styling: Stephen O'Malley, Jean-Luc Verna Puppets: Gisèle Vienne, Dorothéa Vienne Pollak Make-up: Jean-Luc Verna, Rebecca Flores Costumes: Dorothéa Vienne Polak, Marino Marchand, Babeth Martin Ventriloquism teaching: Michel Dejeneffe Drawings: Jean-Luc Verna, Courtesy Air de Paris Photography: Alain Monot, Mathilde Darel Administration, production, booking: Bureau Cassiopée, Anne-Cécile Sibué, Lénor Baudouin, Alix Sarrade, Rachel Ciora With the technical crew: of the Quartz - Scène Nationale de Brest Technical direction: Nicolas Minssen Associate producer: DACM With the collaboration of: Le Quartz - Scène Nationale de Brest Co-production: Le Quartz - Scène Nationale de Brest, Centre Chorégraphique National de Franche-Comté à Belfort in the framework of l'accueil-studio and Centro Parraga - Murcia Supports: Ménagerie de Verre in the framework of Studiolab. The company DACM is supported by Drac Rhône-Alpes/Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication, Région Rhône-Alpes, Conseil Général de l'Isère, Ville de Grenoble, and Culturesfrances for international tours. Gisèle Vienne is associated artist at Le Quartz - Scène Nationale de Brest Acknowledgments: Atelier de Création Radiophonique of France Culture, Philippe Langlois and Franck Smith. To Sophie Bissantz for sound efects. Voices and sound efects have been recorded for the Atelier de Création Radiophonique. To Justin Bartlett, Nayland Blake, Alcinda Carreira-Marin, Florimon, Ludovic Poulet, Anne S - Villa Arson, Thomas Scimeca, Yury Smirnov, Scott Treleaven , Galeria Air de Paris, Tim/IRIS, Jean-Paul Vienne Technique: Hand puppets For audiences over: M/16 Time: 55 min. Language: English with subtitles in Portuguese Contains strong language and violent scenes

From a Dennis Cooper Novel.

“Jerk” is an imaginary reconstruction – strange, poetic, funny and somber – of the crimes perpetrated by American serial killer Dean Corll who, with the help of teenagers David Brooks and Wayne Henley, killed more than twenty boys in the state of Texas during the mid-70s.

This show sees David Brooks serving his life sentence. In prison, he learns the art of puppets, which somehow enables him to face up to his responsibility as partner in the crimes. He has written a show that reconstructs the murders committed by Dean Corll, using puppets for all the roles. He performs his show in prison for a class of psychology students from a local university.

Teatro de Marionetas do Porto

Portugal

Capuchinho Vermelho XXX

MUSEU DA MARIONETA

17, 18 May at 9.30pm
Tuesday and Wednesday

Direction: João Paulo Seara Cardoso Performer: Sérgio Rolo Technique: Object theatre For audiences over: M/12 Time: 40 min. Language: Without words

An experience of objects manipulation in a baffling adaptation to the scene of “Little Red Riding Hood”. For adults only with solid moral formation. Did you already notice that The Little Red Riding Hood it’s a story that only talks about eating? An appetizing show of objects manipulation (perishables)… Everything starts over the plastic towel of a kitchen, when the vegetables over the table become a forest. Hilarious show, ephemeral like a good meal, but we will remember it after a long time… An hard-core Red Riding Hood…

Jéranium & Man’hu

France

Le Chronophone:

concert mécanique à contretemps

TEATRO MARIA MATOS

17 e 18 de Maio at 9.30pm

Tuesday and Wednesday

Concept, construction and performers: Jéranium and Man’hu Technique: Objects and music For audiences over: M/8 Time: 60 min. Language: Without words

An orchestra of mechanical machines strikes up a symphony with a completely random score that is new every time.

This is an installation-concert-show created by true gleaners and collectors of sounds.... An orchestra of machines, arranged in a semi-circle on stage, plays out a symphony based on a completely aleatory and always changing score. A big clock activates the machines and provides them with information on how to perform. Two musical mechanics keep the orchestra going…

Cie Lili Désastres

France

Cheio de (pequenos) nadas

CENTRO CULTURAL DE BELÉM - Sala de Ensaio

19, 20 May at 10.30am and 11.45am

Thursday and Friday

21, 22 May at 11am

Saturday and Sunday

EXTENSIONS

Centro Cultural Vila Flor Guimarães

24 May at 10am e 7pm

Teatro Viriato Viseu

26 May at 10am e 7pm

Teatro Virgínia Torres Novas

27 May at 2.30pm and 28 May at 10.30am

Inspiration: Francesca Sorgato Scenography and light devices : Flop Idea: Sophie Vignaux Direction: Emmanuelle Zanfonato Movement: Christine Pètre Costume: Freija Wouters Tree: Stéphane Delaunay Stool: Gilles Bossé Performer: Francesca Sorgato, Emmanuelle Zanfonato or Stéphane Delaunay Attentive ear: Géraldine Keller Photography: Agnès Desfosses Aknowledgements: Paul, Mathis, Simon and Emile, ramasseurs de feuilles, Agnès Defosses, Marie Cougnaud and La Luciole Technique: Objects and shadows For audiences over: M/1 Time: 40 min. Language: Without words

“I have always been fascinated by the power of concentration developed by babies facing a leaf swaying in the wind: and how from their look absorbed by the movement, we irremediably turn our attention to this instant, an instant of nothingness, of not much, and experience the present, the contemplation.
A precious moment for sharing...”

Francesca Sorgato

TinkerTing

Norway

Hunger

MUSEU DA MARIONETA

20, 21 May at 9.30pm

Friday and Saturday

Concept, direction, set designer, puppets design and construction: Pickled Image - Dik Downey, Vicky Andrews Puppeteers: Per Arne Løset, Gisle Hass Concept devising and script: Dik Downey, Vicky Andrews, Per Arne Løset Dramaturgical consultant: Preben Faye-Schjøll Makers: Max Humphries, Joris Hol, Jan Erik Skarby Costumes: Amanda Hambleton Composer: Simon Preston Technician: Evelina Dernbacke Sound design: Nathan Ng Lighting design: Jan Erik Skarby Co-production: Nordland Visual Theatre - Geir-Ove Andersen, Preben Faye-Schjøll, Ing Randi Johansen, Jan Erik Skarby, Anne Sørfjell Technique: Mixed For audiences over: M/12 Time: 55 min. Language: Without words

This is the story of “Hunger”, set in a city that you cannot leave before it’s put a mark on you. A proud man struggles to break through as a writer. He is in a constant battle between his environment, the salivating monster inside him and the grinding, satanic mills of progress. "Hunger" is a dark, grotesque and provocative performance of human survival and man’s need to express himself. Written by Knut Hamsun in 1890, "Hunger" is widely regarded as one of the first to describe the interior of the human mind, while Hamsun himself is considered one of the founders of the modern novel. In 1920 he won the Nobel Prize for his novel “Growth of the Soil”. However, Hamsun is a highly controversial figure, vilified for his opinions and acts during the Second World War (He gave his Nobel Prize Medal to Goebbels and wrote an obituary for Adolf Hitler), he is also considered one of the greatest Norwegian authors of all time, influencing writers such as Thomas Mann, Arthur Schnitzler, Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway.

CaboSanRoque

Spain

 

Torn de nit: serenata per orquestra mecànica

TEATRO MARIA MATOS

20, 21 May at 9.30pm

Friday and Saturday

EXTENSION

Teatro Municipal da Guarda Guarda

27 May at 9.30pm

Music, concept, production and mechanical orchestra construction: CaboSanRoque Musicians and performers: Roger Aixut, Alberto Mezquíriz, Josep Seguí, Laia Torrents Scenography, costumes and make up: CaboSanRoque Film: CaboSanRoque e Shankara Films Light: Juanjo Surribas Sound: Guiu Llusà Co-production: Temporada Alta 2009- Festival de Tardor de Catalunya-Interreg IV, Centro Párraga with the collaboration of Institut Català d'Industries Culturals, Institut Ramon Llull Technique: Objects and music For audiences over: M/10 Time: 75 minutos Language: Catalan and Spanish with subtitles in Portuguese

A biscuit factory made into music. A serenade for mechanical orchestra…

The creation process of “Torn de Nit” (Night Shift) starts around November of 2008 provoked by the dismantling of the production line of a cookie factory. It was clearly a provocation! CaboSanRoque has recycled most of the mechanical components of the machines and converted them into a full automated orchestra (including wind, strings and percussion sections). Pistons, electro valves, pulleys, motors and conveyor belts dedicated to the elaboration of cookies during the last twenty five years come to life again as a reborn factory dedicated now to the production of music.

WHS - Kalle Hakkarainen

Finland

Nopeussokeus - Speed Blindeness

MUSEU DA MARIONETA

26, 27 May at 9.30pm

Thursday and Friday

Design, direction, performer: Kalle Hakkarainen Music and sound design: Samuli Kosminen Lighting design: Meri Ekola Text: Harry Salmenniemi Choreography adviser: Jyrki Karttunen Costume: Mila Moisio, Kaisa Rissanen Properties: Kalle Hakkarainen, Juha Pakarinen, Timo Weman Programming and projection design: Kalle Hakkarainen High-speed filming: Teemu Liakka Lighting: Meri Ekola, Ainu Palmu Photography: Petri Virtanen Production: WHS, Kiasma Theatre, Karttunen Kollektiv Aknowledgements: Arts Council of Finland, Finnish Cultural Foundation, Leena Nio, Suho Nio, SoleusProteor, ProDisplay/Marko Ertunc, Tuukka Konttinen, Henrik Tanabe/Olympus, Tuija Luukkainen, Matias Boettge, Markus Kahre, Seppo Salminen, Silvia Hosseini, Ona Kamu, Anne, Matti and Ville, Kiasma Theatre, Jani-Matti Salo, Heikki Paasonen Technique: Objects, video, magic, dance For audiences over: M/10 Time: 35 min. Language: Without words

“Nopeussokeus” is a groundbreaking solo performance depicting the long seconds when a body and a machine collide. It seeks interfaces between cinema and stage magic by creating on a theater stage scenes, that we are accustomed to seeing only in still pictures or in a film in slow motion. Speed Blindness gives the viewer a new perspective on how magic tricks and magic in general are performed and creates a hypnotic tension with its mixture of magic and visual arts. “Nopeussokeus” is new magic.

Cie des Chemins de Terre

Belgium

Richard, le Polichineur d’Écritoire

MUSEU DA MARIONETA - Claustro

26, 27 May at 10.15pm

Thursday and Friday

Performer: Stéphane Georis Direction: Francy Bégasse Dramaturgy: Stéphane Georis and Francy Bégasse Technician: Christian-Marc Chandelle Photographys: Marianne Grimont Technique: Object theatre For audiences over: M/8 Time: 70 min. Language: Spanish, French and Portuguese

Le "Polichineur d’Écritoire"(Richard) is a teacher of Literature. Over the course of three grueling chapters, you will devour Shakespeare’s famous plays Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, and Richard III through delicious puppets and bizarre object theatre.

Hamlet is performed with torn paper, Romeo & Juliet with clothes, Richard III with a pork joint. A funny, impertinent and disrespectful lesson full of brilliant humor by Stéphane Georis.

Madalena Victorino

Portugal

Chão

MUSEU DA MARIONETA

28 May at 9.30pm and 11pm

Saturday

Choreography: Madalena Victorino Co-creation and Performers: Miguel Fragata and Susana Gaspar Costumes, objects and artistic advice: Ainhoa Vidal Technical direction and lighting design: Rui Alves Sound design: Tiago Matos Vocal support: Isabel Campelo Executive production: Teresa Miguel Production: Arte Total Diffusion: Andrea Sozzi, SUMO - Associação de Difusão Cultural Acknowledgements: Deolinda Fernandes, Prazeres Rovisco, Saguenail Technique: Objects and dance For audiences over: M/6 Time: 45 min. Language: Without words

A duet for a city that is not there...

Under a virtual sky, a man and a woman sit at the table and engage with the idea of an ancient city... This invisible city turns into a cabinet of wonders that the performers of this dance carry at the trays of their bodies.

Madalena Victorino, once again, mixes objects and dance in a beautiful and sensitive way.

Thalias Kompagnons

Germany

 

The Steadfast Tin Soldier

MUSEU DA MARIONETA

31 May, 1 June at 10.30pm

Tuesday and Wednesday

EXTENSION

Teatro Municipal da Guarda Guarda

28 May at 4pm

Idea and performer: Joachim Torbahn Direction: Tristan Vogt Assistant: Ruta Platais Aknowledgements: Jürg Schlachter Technique: Live painting For audiences over: M/5 Time: 45 min. Language: Germany with simultaneous translation in Portuguese

A whirlwind of images after Hans Christian Andersen.

Painted theatre for art lovers over 5.

Painting is the art form which seems to be closest to children. They pick up crayons naturally and start using them, creating their own world, filled with a great variety of things. Who would not want to join them in this sphere of dreams?

Thalias Kompagnons

Germany

The Magic Flute: an examination

TEATRO NACIONAL D. MARIA II - Sala Garrett

3, 4 June at 9.30pm

Friday and Saturday

Idea, direction and puppeteers: Tristan Vogt and Joachim Torbahn Countertenor: Daniel Gloger Live orchestra: ensembleKONTRASTE Puppets and scenography: Joachim Torbahn Music: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, arranged by Marcus Maria Reißenberger Text: after the libretto of Emanuel Schikaneder Fotografias: Erich Malter Co-production: Thalias Kompagnons, ensembleKONTRASTE & Tafelhalle Nürnberg Technique: Hand puppets and video For audiences over: M/12 Time: 80 min. Language: Germany with Portuguese subtitles

No one has ever seen such a fun adaptation of this opera. The actors are the puppets made of papier-mache and plush which get hold of the text remaining faithful to it, while the singer changes the tessitura of his voice (from soprano to low) in a frenzied rhythm. On stage, musicians are sited on both sides of a glass frame in which Vogt and Torbahn play with puppets. The scene is filmed and projected via video camera on a giant screen above the stage. A never seen before mix of puppets, video and opera...

Teatro de Ferro

Portugal

Pandora

MUSEU DA MARIONETA

4 June at 4pm | 5 June at 9.30pm

Saturday and Sunday

Direction and performers: Carla Veloso and Igor Gandra Songs: Regina Guimarães Music: Fernando Rodrigues Other texts: Igor Gandra Lighting design: Gil Rovisco / Teatro de Ferro Stage photography: Susana Neves Set up direction: Gil Rovisco Construction workshop: Nuno Bessa, Américo Castanheira, Catarina Falcão, Mário Gandra, Sofia Marques, Joana Nina Puppets costumes: Ana Maria Ferreira Production: Teatro de Ferro Aknowledgements: Deolinda Fernandes, Prazeres Rovisco, Saguenail Companny sponsored by: Ministério da Cultura / Direcção-Geral das Artes Technique: Mixed For audiences over: M/10 Time: 50 min. Language: Portuguese

The company Teatro de Ferro returns to FIMFA with its new production, “Pandora”.

A show about the many shows that Pandora is or could have been. Let’s open the box of possibilities and ideas that would not see the light of day if curiosity was not also an art.

Camille Boitel

France

L’Immédiat

TEATRO MARIA MATOS

4, 6 June at 9.30pm

Saturday and Monday

5 June at 6pm

Sunday

Creation: Camille Boitel Performers: Marine Broise, Aldo Thomas, Pascal le Corre, Camille Boitel, Jérémie Garry, Jacques-Benoît Dardant Scenography: Benoît Finker, Thomas de Broissia, Martin Gautron, Martine Staerk Lighting design: Benoît Finker Production: Lamereboitel Co-production: Le Merlan, Scène National de Marseille, Théâtre de la Cité Internationale and Manège Scène Nationale de Reims Supports: Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication: DRAC Ile de France and DMDTS Ville de Paris Technique: Objects and dance For audiences over: M/8 Time: 70 min. Language: Without words

"L’Immédiate" is a surprising combination of new circus, dance and theatre. In this formidable masterpiece, six characters try to find their way on a stage covered with hundreds of large and small objects. As they advance, literally everything collapses around them in an incredible cascade of catastrophes. A disturbing, yet hilarious view on a world on the brink of disaster.