ANDAKIBEBÉ Production Notes Jan 2011, 3.3
Andakibebé started as a book/cd published by Companhia de Música Teatral. After a clear response about the educative relevance of this publication, a show was created based on that material. With humor and irreverence, mingling theatre and music, exploring very colorful visual and sound atmospheres, a pianist and five singers build a live performance that is really, more than a show, a feast, a suggestion about how to communicate through music, theatre and movement. Starting from little games or funny situations that belong to the universe of childhood, the music binds several contrasting elements and promotes a very close relationship with children and adults throughout the show. The audience is invited to engage and participate musically and theatrically, as well as to carefully listening and contemplating to more subtle and delicate poetic moments of the performance. The music, rich and diverse, and made up of original themes as well as songs and rhymes from the Portuguese traditional culture, interacts with colorful costumes and scenic elements that are transformed during the show as well as video projections of animations built upon the original drawings of the book. The show takes the audience into a ride to memories and imagination, exploring territories of universal communication through art, as it has been proved by highly successful presentations in different countries such as Poland, Spain and Portugal. Andakibebé develops upon the idea that Music Pedagogy, Development Psychology and Education can be approached with a strong aesthetic orientation, and it aims to promote the interaction within the family. It is hoped that the "show will go on" at home, and nursery school raising many other little shows and parties!
Credits Conception and Production Companhia de Música Teatral Music, Texts and Artistic Direction Paulo Maria Rodrigues Images Joana Quental Videos, light and sound design Luis Miguel Girão Costume and prop design Maria Gonzaga Scenery Miguel Ferraz Cast Ana Paula Almeida Carlos Gomes Helena Rodrigues Isabel Gonçalves Jorge Leal Paulo Maria Rodrigues One of the most exciting children music theatre pieces I ever seen, Marek Choloniewski, composer, digital artist, university professor. Andakibebé awakes the child in us, with art and tenderness. A performace of music and poetry, amusing and moving, Alexandre Delgado, composer and music critics writer
Technical Rider I) Workshops Context: One or two workshops can take place before the show, preparing the group of participants with musical themes of the performance. Highly interactive. Duration: 30 to 45 minutes. Participants: a group of up to 15 children II) Show Type: A theatrical-musical show with live music in which the audience is invited to participate. Audience: Recommended for families with children of up to 6 years old. Duration: 55 minutes without intermission. Cargo management: The items are transported by CMT and will be unpacked on the first day of Set-up Set-up schedule: 2 shifts of 3 hours each by the whole CMT team assisted by 2 technicians from the promoter. Another 3 hour shift is required for dress rehearsal. Dressing rooms: 1 male dressing room for 3 and 1 female dressing room for 3, both with shower. Other facilities: Facilities for baby and toddler care such as diaper changing tables or breastfeeding rooms. Stage requirements: 8 X 8 meters with no scrim or drops. 1 projection screen (cyclorama) at the back of the stage. The venue needs to allow blackout at anytime of the day. Scene requirements: One acoustic piano. One platform (2x1 m, raised to 40-60 cm) Other requirements: 1 position for the video, sound & light operator, positioned either in the center of the hall or at the back of the hall. 1 video projector rated at 5000 ANSI lumen. Human resources: House technicians for installation. Sound, lights and video are operated by CMT. Striking the show: 2 hours with full teams of both the promoter and CMT.
Stage Plan The stage must be completely free of any object not belonging to the show. Piano, raised platform, projection screen and scenic elements as depicted in the figure below Some scenes involve direct interaction with audience. The actors/singers need to easily access the seating area Light, sound and video are operated from the back of the hall. Projection Screen Piano Platform Audience Plateia Sound, Light & Video Operator
Power Mains power for the video and sound&light operators must be 220-240 Volts or 110-120 Volts, 50-60 Hz, 16A independently grounded. Sound Main Sound System for the hall A stereo system with power adequate for the volume of the hall and size of the audience, with spectral response from 20Hz to 22kHz and with approximated isobaric distribution. It must be possible to regulate the volume and the equalization of the sound system. Foldback: 4 monitors suspended off stage and evenly distributed between upstage and downstage. These monitors should be paired (L-R) and equalizable in 31 bands. The signal that feeds them is the inverted stereo of the main mix. Mixer Channel Assignment: 1 VOICE 1 Wireless Mic, CMT 2 VOICE 2 Wireless Mic, CMT 3 VOICE 3 Wireless Mic, CMT 4 VOICE 4 Wireless Mic, CMT 5 VOICE 5 Wireless Mic, CMT 6 VOICE 6 Wireless Mic, CMT 7 VOICE 7 Wireless Mic (Spare), Promotor 8 Piano L; Condenser Mic, Promotor 9 Piano R; Condenser Mic, Promotor
Luz CMT will provide its own DMX controller. The promoter needs to provide a DMX cable with a 5 pin plug, running from the light operator (see above) to the light system. The filter for the light projectors will be provided by CMT. Nonetheless, CMT will count upon collaboration to solve any problems concerning lighting filters, etc. # Required PCs 21 All on independent channels (see diagram) Legend: PC 1Kw/650w Platform Projection Surface Acting Area
Video The video projector needs to be placed at the back of the stalls above the heads of the audience, such that its image covers the projection surface entirely. The projection screen needs to be mounted so the lowest point is above the heads of the actors/singers. The projector, projection screen, mounting for the projector as well a composite video cable (75 Ohms) running from the video operator (see above) to the video projector must be supplied by the promoter.
Companhia de Música Teatral (CMT) was created by Paulo Maria Rodrigues and Helena Rodrigues, with the purpose of developing projects that would fit the generic aesthetic designation of theatrical music or music theatre. CMT wants to promote the dialogue between different forms of expression and to develop the production of interdisciplinary initiatives that have Music as a starting point for the interaction between different artistic languages. The artistic creations of CMT include shows (AliBaBach, Bichofonia Concertante Opus Formiguinha, Bebé Plim-Plim, Zoo Lógico, As Cidades e a Serra, Uma Prenda para Eugénio de Andrade, O Gato das Notas, Andakibébé, Nós e Voz, MNF/ Morte e Nascimento de Uma Flor, A Flauta Quase Mágica, CyberLieder, As Águias Voam Legato), community/education projects (Grande Bichofonia, BebéBabá, Musikitos and Musikotas) and interactive installations (BébéCúcú, Tribunal da Ralação). CMT has had the regular support of the Ministry of Culture, has collaborated with various artists and organizations such as Artshare, Coro de Câmara de Lisboa, Aveiro Digital, Câmara de Oeiras, Casa das Artes de V.N. Famalicão, CESEM-FCSH (Universidade Nova de Lisboa), the Gulbenkian Foundation and the Education Service of Casa da Música in Oporto. The work of CMT has been presented in Portugal, Spain, Poland, Canada, USA, Belgium, Germany and Lituania. CMT has pioneered musical theatrical work for very young children based on Edwin Gordon s musical learning theory and has developed a substantial experience in projects in this field. This work has emphasised the importance of early music experiences and has been the basis for an articulation between academic research, artistic and technological creation, community involvement and general diffusion of knowledge. BebéPlimPlim, Andakibebé and BebéBabá were conceived specifically for families with babies. BebéBabá is a mixture of a serie of workshops for parents and babies, workshops for parents and a final show. It has been recognised by its very high interaction and social impact and it was recently implemented in a prison with mothers and their babies, in collaboration with the Education Service of Casa da Música in Oporto. CMT has also developed educational projects, such as Grande Bichofonia with music teachers in Lisbon and Oporto, aiming at providing teaching tools and artistic experiences that can influence the way music is taught in schools. CMT s work aims also to improve the availability of educational and entertainment material and therefore some of its works have been published as videos, CDs or books. Future work include the creation of new projects addressed to the community, the edition of new musical material, the touring of existing shows and the participation in research projects, namely on Musical Development on Infancy-Early Childhood and Transdisciplinary Artistic Creation at CESEM-FCSH (Univ. Nova de Lisboa) and DeCA (Univ. Aveiro) "Companhia de Música Teatral have made something wonderful. It is a revelation to developmental psychologists, actors and musicians, which proves that creative artistic activity is a need of human beings, and a force for education, Colwyn Trevarthen "I have known the work of CMT since the early days. This remarkably fluid, innovative group of creators composers, writers, actors, singers, dancers, musicians and digital multimedia artists has, already contributed significantly to the development of performance art", Rolf Gehlhaar "The work of CMT is at the level of international excellence and indeed at the forefront of what I consider to be relevant as an artistic experience for young children", Edwin Gordon
Contacts Companhia de Música Teatral Rua Sam Levy, Ed F, 4º Dto 1400-391 Lisboa Portugal E-mail: cmt@musicateatral.com Telephone: Artur Silva +351 96 957 2521 Website www.musicateatral.com