Northeastern accordion and Arab dance<\/strong><\/p>\n The play features two main elements: the accordion and Arab dance. Together, they show the knots that built Piau\u00ed. \u201cWe\u2019ll focus on an Arab aesthetics, setting and dance. The band will accompany and have a conductor with an accordion. The idea is to use the accordion as a link between Arab culture and Brazil Northeast stereotype. It\u2019s also an instrument that makes many choreographies possible,\u201d No\u00e9 explains.<\/p>\n The show choreographer is the very dancer to step on the stage: Izabell Lins (pictured above<\/em>), a benchmark in Arab dance in Piau\u00ed. The accordion is played by the conductor of the Orquestra Saf\u00f4nica de Teresina, Ivan Silva. The repertoire is composed of songs from Piau\u00ed but gained new arrangements to bring the Arab sound. The band features derbake, an Arab percussion instrument.<\/p>\n The play unfolds between songs and scenes. The storyteller that will connect the dots is the play\u2019s singer. \u201cShe\u2019ll talk a bit about history, nature and art in Piau\u00ed. She\u2019ll a character that is always seaming the elements,\u201d No\u00e9 said.<\/p>\n To create the play, the director studied researches and works such as \u201cDa p\u00e1tria \u00e0 Casa\u201d by Marcos Vilhena, who has a master\u2019s degree in History from Federal University of Piau\u00ed. The book gives an overview of the Arab immigration process in Brazil and how they arrived in Piau\u00ed. The book presented No\u00e9 with Brazil Northeastern stories shaped by Arab culture that set the poetic and musical tone for the play. \u201cCordel literature has an Arab and European influence, while aboio \u2013 a communication system created by vaqueros in sert\u00e3o \u2013 came about because when Arabs came to Brazil, they came very attached to trade, cruising long distances as traveling salesmen. They used chants to communicate and, from that, came aboio. It\u2019s widely used in sert\u00e3o,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n He also found influences in architecture, cuisine and especially trade. \u201cHere in Piau\u00ed we have two cities that stand out, Teresina and Floriano, where Arabs first arrived. There [in Floriano], it\u2019s standard to eat Arab food. And since they arrived just when the city was being formed, there are always big celebration events, such as the one celebrating their arrival in Floriano. In Teresina, the Arabs helped form local commerce. They organized the economy in the region. There are important things in our region,\u201d he points out.<\/p>\n The director\u2019s intention is to make a season of the show after the initial date. \u201cWe want to travel around Piau\u00ed. We struggle since it\u2019s very big play. It has 20 dancers and musicians, not to mention the staff. But we\u2019ll make an effort to take it at least to Floriano,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Quick Facts<\/strong><\/p>\n Play “N\u00f3s do Piau\u00ed” Translated by Guilherme Miranda<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Ivan-Silva-300x209.jpg\")
\nTwo performances, at 6 and 7:30 pm
\nSeptember 25
\nTeatro do Boi – Rua Rui Barbosa, 339 – Matadouro – Teresina
\nPrice: BRL 15 to 30
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