Sunday, February 8, 5:00 PM
Brazil -Whirled
with
Choro Democrático

Saturday January 17 at 8pm
Sunday January 18 at 3pm
Perishable Theatre
95 Empire Street
Downtown Providence
Admission all seats
Pay what you can! Suggested donation $5

Perishable Theatre Resident Artists Tom Hurdle and Rick Massimo are showing excerpts of their works-in-development on a double bill on Saturday January 17 and Sunday January 18. Their showing is a part of the RAPT, or Resident Artists at Perishable Theatre, Program, which supports the development of projects over 1 to 3 years by mid-career theatre artists. Work in Progress showings throughout the development process provide invaluable feedback to the artists as they work toward full production. Other productions by Perishable Resident Artists include Charlotte Meehan’s Sweet Disaster and the upcoming The Thing That Ate My Brain….Almost by neo-burlesque artist Amy Lynn Budd.

Hurdle and Massimo, residents of North Providence and Providence respectively, have different approaches, but are united in their reliance on sound as a story-telling element. Tom Hurdle’s piece Mortal Sins is a play being written as a chamber piece for actors, singers and musicians. It uses a ghost story to detail the disintegration of a woman's life. Massimo’s Madame Bovary is a theatrical mash-up and remix of Flaubert's novel, the creation of that novel and the evolution of people's responses to it. While Hurdle’s piece is a collection of songs, Massimo’s work relies on the juxtaposition of a recorded soundscape and spoken text. Each artist will be presenting up to 30 minutes of material, followed by an informal salon-style talkback.

Choro Democrático plays the lively style
of Brazilian choro music, one that began in
Rio nearly a century ago. The musicians
are: Luciana Araripe (bandolim), Adam
Bahrami (cavaquinho), Fernando Brandão
(flute), Jason Davis (7-string guitar), Keita
Ogawa (pandeiro), Chris Richards (violin),
and Tom Rohde (6-string guitar).
Following their set, the group will lead a
roda da choro, a traditional Rio jam session,
for anyone who wants to join in. Leadsheets
will be available for some tunes, and
percussion is always welcome. Bring your
instruments for a winter break in Rio.