Posted on 07 July 2010.
Director of City of God, Fernando Meirelles talks to Jungle about his new project on these shores.
“In no rush”. That’s how one of the most famous Brasilian directors said he goes about his projects. In London to participate in an event sponsored by HSBC, Fernando Meirelles made the most of his visit to meet local producers.
“I’m finalising the negotiations to direct 360˚, a film about our sexual appetite, about people who strive the highest in their professions, those who’d do anything to get to the top. It’s an adult theme, but that seems inherent to human beings”. Continue Reading
Posted on 10 May 2010. Tags: Barbican, Brazilian Contemporary Dance, Brazilian Dance, Brazilian dance in London, Companhia de Dança Deborah Colker, Deborah Colker, Deborah Colker Dance Company, Latin American Dance, Laurence Olivier Award
The insatiable mind behind Brazil’s largest contemporary dance company, Deborah Colker speaks to Jungle about the building of her career and her new show, Cruel
Perseverance and a lot of energy. These are, without a doubt, two of the most defining traits in the personality of Deborah Colker. The Rio-born dancer of Jewish Russian descent started out with ballet, learnt piano and went on to play volleyball, turning professional in the latter, before deciding to return to dance. Continue Reading
Posted on 12 April 2010. Tags: Barbican, Big Ben, Brazilian Culture, Brazilian gig in London, Brazilian Music in London, Buckingham Palace, Elis Regina, Latin American Music in London, Maria Rita, Music, Piccadilly Circus, Samba Meu, Tensamba Festival, Trafalgar Square
Maria Rita talks to Jungle about the here and now of her career and her return UK show in May.
The show had come to an end, a great success. It was Maria Rita’s first time in London and, still high with adrenalin from the stage and thrilled with the audience’s enthusiasm, everything but sleeping crossed her mind. Mere moments after bidding farewell to the Barbican stage, without losing any time she demanded: “get me a car, and let’s drive around the city!”. Continue Reading
Posted on 08 April 2010. Tags: Art & Books, arts
Jungle meets the man behind the photos that look deep into the undergrowth
When you come across Steve Miller’s series Health of the Planet, if you’re Brazilian, it is impossible not to think of the idiom “an x-ray of the situation”. It usually means a very deep analysis. In this case, it happens through the art. Continue Reading
Posted on 26 March 2010. Tags: Antonio Carlos Jobim, Arto Lindsay, Brazilian music, Caetano Veloso, El Turista, João Gilberto, Jorge Ben, Josh Rouse, London, Natal, São Paulo, Seu Jorge, Tom Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes
“That’s a difficult question,” says Josh Rouse, when asked to name his perfect line up for an imaginary Brazilian music festival. “João [Gilberto] is my favourite, but I hear that he’s kind of weird…”
It might be owing to the soft style of singing and Josh’s delicate voice that the father of Bossa Nova is his idol, but the American’s relationship with Brazilian music goes far deeper. His passion is evident throughout his new album El Turista, which has just been launched at the start of March. Continue Reading
