MAÇA DE ADÃO (2023)
It is almost unknown that Fado has been danced for almost half of its existence. In nineteenth-century Lisbon, this dance with a strong social expression was called "Fado Batido", a name that comes from the act of tapping one's foot on the floor to the sound of fado.
Jonas&Lander decided to start the process of bringing dance back to Fado by premiering the show BATE FADO in 2021, considered by Público and Expresso newspapers to be the best dance show of the year. In the same year, Jonas released his first album as a singer-songwriter, SÃO JORGE, published by Valentim de Carvalho and produced by Jorge Fernando, which revealed the irreverence and freshness of Jonas' writing and composing, making a strong contribution to the lyrical expansion of Fado.
MAÇÃ D’ADÃO is the new album by composer, author, choreographer and fado singer Jonas. A project that, in times of conflict and intolerance, celebrates all the cultural richness present in the sounds of Fado. In a sound journey that navigates through Gitano, Iberian, Moorish and Afro-Brazilian influences, among others, this is a Fado that reaches us in all its worldliness, a Fado that goes back to its origins and rescues the extinct dance of Fado Batido.
Starting from the first chapter of the Bible - Genesis - all of which is linked to creation, MAÇÃ D’ADÃO also recovers the mystical dimension of fado, both sacred and profane, and embraces the idea of destiny, the wheel of fortune and oracles, such as the reading of hands, conch shells or the tarot.
MAÇÃ D’ADÃO is the second album by singer Jonas, a unique project that reconstructs, reinterprets and projects dimensions of Fado that have been lost over time.
Artistic Direction: Jonas
Dramaturgical Support: Lander Patrick
Choreography: Jonas&Lander
Performance: Bernardo Romão, Hélder Machado, Jonas, Lander Patrick, Lewis Seivwright, Tiago Valentim e Yami Aloelela
Musical Direction: Tiago Valentim
Scenography: Bruno Simão e Inês Abrunhosa
Costumes: Filipa Brito
Light Design: Rui Daniel
Sound Operation: Filipe Peres
Stage Technician: Fábio Rocha de Carvalho
Production House: Associação Cultural Sinistra
Head of Production and Booking: Inês Le Gué
Administrative and Financial Management: Patrícia Duarte
Production: Margarida Zeferino
Co-production: Município de Alcanena, Município de Pombal, Município de Sintra, Teatro Diogo Bernardes, Teatro José Lúcio da Silva
Support: Casa Varela, Estúdios Victor Córdon/Opart, Largo Residências, O Espaço do Tempo
Financial Support: Fundo Cultural da Sociedade Portuguesa de Autores
Discography: Valentim de Carvalho
Sinistra is an association supported by the República Portuguesa - Cultura | DGARTES – Direção-Geral das Artes.
Jonas&Lander decided to start the process of bringing dance back to Fado by premiering the show BATE FADO in 2021, considered by Público and Expresso newspapers to be the best dance show of the year. In the same year, Jonas released his first album as a singer-songwriter, SÃO JORGE, published by Valentim de Carvalho and produced by Jorge Fernando, which revealed the irreverence and freshness of Jonas' writing and composing, making a strong contribution to the lyrical expansion of Fado.
MAÇÃ D’ADÃO is the new album by composer, author, choreographer and fado singer Jonas. A project that, in times of conflict and intolerance, celebrates all the cultural richness present in the sounds of Fado. In a sound journey that navigates through Gitano, Iberian, Moorish and Afro-Brazilian influences, among others, this is a Fado that reaches us in all its worldliness, a Fado that goes back to its origins and rescues the extinct dance of Fado Batido.
Starting from the first chapter of the Bible - Genesis - all of which is linked to creation, MAÇÃ D’ADÃO also recovers the mystical dimension of fado, both sacred and profane, and embraces the idea of destiny, the wheel of fortune and oracles, such as the reading of hands, conch shells or the tarot.
MAÇÃ D’ADÃO is the second album by singer Jonas, a unique project that reconstructs, reinterprets and projects dimensions of Fado that have been lost over time.
Artistic Direction: Jonas
Dramaturgical Support: Lander Patrick
Choreography: Jonas&Lander
Performance: Bernardo Romão, Hélder Machado, Jonas, Lander Patrick, Lewis Seivwright, Tiago Valentim e Yami Aloelela
Musical Direction: Tiago Valentim
Scenography: Bruno Simão e Inês Abrunhosa
Costumes: Filipa Brito
Light Design: Rui Daniel
Sound Operation: Filipe Peres
Stage Technician: Fábio Rocha de Carvalho
Production House: Associação Cultural Sinistra
Head of Production and Booking: Inês Le Gué
Administrative and Financial Management: Patrícia Duarte
Production: Margarida Zeferino
Co-production: Município de Alcanena, Município de Pombal, Município de Sintra, Teatro Diogo Bernardes, Teatro José Lúcio da Silva
Support: Casa Varela, Estúdios Victor Córdon/Opart, Largo Residências, O Espaço do Tempo
Financial Support: Fundo Cultural da Sociedade Portuguesa de Autores
Discography: Valentim de Carvalho
Sinistra is an association supported by the República Portuguesa - Cultura | DGARTES – Direção-Geral das Artes.
