Vibrant and assertive, Alice Ripoll’s latest creation echoes the aspirations of Brazilian youth at a time of socio-political transition. An effervescent piece that speaks of the hopes of a disinherited generation that yearns to reinvent itself. Zona Franca arises at the intersection of the analysis of reality and poetic experience.
Choreographer based in Rio de Janeiro, Alice directs two dance groups, REC and SUAVE. She investigates relationships between contemporary dance, theater, performance and Brazilian urban dances. Her performances are being shown at several festivals and theaters in Brazil and abroad, such as Panorama Festival, Rencontres Chorégraphiques de Seine-Saint-Denis, Zurich Theater Spektakel, Kunstenfestivaldesarts, Centre Pompidou, HAU, Wiener Festwochen and others.
Choreography: Alice Ripoll
Performers: Gabriel Tiobil, GB Dançarino Brabo, Hiltinho Fantático, Katiany Correia, Maylla Eassy, Petersonsidy, Romulo Galvão, Tamires Costa, Thamires Candida, André Oliveira
Assistant directors: Alan Ferreira and Thais Peixoto
Lighting design: Tomás Ribas and Diana Joels
Lighting technician: Tainã Miranda
Costume designs: Raphael Elias
Soundtrack: Alice Ripoll and Alan Ferreira
Sound and rehearsal technician: Renato Linhares / Alan Ferreira
Illustration and design: Caick Carvalho
Photography: Renato Mangolin
Tour manager: Bem Medeiros
Diffusion: ART HAPPEN.
A co-production of Festival de Marseille, Festival d’Automne Paris, Charleroi Danse, RomaEuropa, Tandem Scène nationale, tanzhaus nrw, Teatro Municipal do Porto, Julidans, Les Mécènes DanseAujourdhui.
