S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 One is named Karina Muller. The other is named Glauce Carvalho. Both, together with Orlando Sales, have been coming onto the stage almost every week, since August this year, to portray stories to children in Arab style. The three actors and director Marcio Douglas arranged a play inspired on Arab classic \u201cArabian Nights\u201d. Named \u201cMaravilhosas Hist\u00f3rias para Albak\u201d (Wonderful Stories for Albak), the play has been presented some thirty times in the state of S\u00e3o Paulo in 2009 and should have its last presentation next Saturday (19), in the city of Jacar\u00e9i, in the interior of S\u00e3o Paulo.<\/p>\n
Albak means \u201cheart\u201d in colloquial Arabic and the storyline of \u201cMaravilhosas Hist\u00f3rias para Albak\u201d aims to touch the hearts of the little spectators. The play tells four stories. One of them is that of Amina, a girl who bought the world. The daughter of a sultan, she had a castle just to keep her purchases in. Then came the day she wanted to buy a little box she saw in the market. The owner did not want to sell her the box as it had sentimental value. After that, Amina travelled to the desert, hollow hearted, and learnt the value of things when she was given a small jar of water, so that she could return home.<\/p>\n
Karina, Glauce, Orlando and Marcio also tell the story of Harun, the incomparable, Abud, the man nobody saw, and Badna, the princess who became a star. Actress Karina, who graduated in journalism, explains that the stories are not the same as the Arabic ones. \u201cThey are only inspired on the universe of the Arabian Nights,\u201d said Karina. It all began with both actresses, Karina and Glauce, reading the book. The main influence of the Arabic tales, according to the journalist, is in the telling of the stories. \u201cOur stories are everyday facts, which may take place anywhere, anytime,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
However, in the play, the actors wear clothes in Arab style and also use Arab objects, like Tunisian jars. The music was developed by the cast, especially for the show, together with musical director Marcio de Oliveira. The three actors know how to play and sing. According to Karina, the play may be seen by kids of any age and tends to please adults. Several presentations were at schools, as the storyline is educational.<\/p>\n
The theatre group that is promoting the spectacle is called Caixa de Hist\u00f3rias and is based in the city of S\u00e3o Jos\u00e9 dos Campos, in S\u00e3o Paulo. It basically includes Karina and Glauce. Orlando is a guest actor in play \u201cMaravilhosas Hist\u00f3rias para Albak\u201d. Both actresses set up Caixa de Hist\u00f3rias in 2005 and have already arranged five plays. Apart from this spectacle, the group has also presented \u201cA Fabulosa Viagem de Duda e Lola em busca da irm\u00e3 perdida ou…Cad\u00ea Kika?\u201d (The Fabulous Trip of Duda and Lola in search of their lost sister or\u2026 Where\u2019s Kika?), \u201cDita On\u00e7a e Cabra Rita\u201d (Dita Panther and Rita Goat) and \u201cLurdes e M\u00e9rcia em: As Estrelas do Oriente\u201d (Lurdes and M\u00e9rcia in: The Stars of the East). In the near future, play \u201cA Casa de Dentro da Gente\u201d (The House Within Us) should be enacted.<\/p>\n
Service<\/b><\/p>\n
Theatre Play
As Maravilhosas Hist\u00f3rias para Albak
Saturday, December 19th, at 4:00 pm
At Umberto Magnani Exhibition<\/p>\n
Theatre Group
Caixa de Hist\u00f3rias
Telephone: (+55 12) 9712-8062
Site: www.caixadehistorias.com.br
E-mail: karinamuller@yahoo.com.br<\/p>\n
*Translated by Mark Ament<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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