MITbr - PLATAFORMA BRASIL
National Call
To Mariela
Para Mariela
ARTIST: Grupo Sobrevento
75 min | All ages
- March 13 and 14, Friday and Saturday, 9 PM
- Espaço Sobrevento Rua Coronel Albino Bairão, 42, Belenzinho
- Accessible Location
- The session on March 14 features Brazilian Sign Language (Libras) interpretation and audio description
SYNOPSIS
The performance celebrates Grupo Sobrevento’s 40th anniversary with a reflection on the dreams of a simple life and the complexities of immigration. Based on stories of Bolivian immigrant children who live near the company’s headquarters in the Belém neighborhood of São Paulo’s East Side, the piece begins with everyday objects to create a poetic narrative. Music and sounds from different regions of Bolivia shape the atmosphere of the performance and evoke the search for a utopian sea, symbolizing dreams of a magical future and the childhood left behind.
HISTORY
Founded in 1986, Grupo Sobrevento is a professional theater company dedicated to the research and creation of puppet, object, and figure theater. Maintaining steady and uninterrupted work since its founding, the company has performed in more than one hundred cities across all regions of Brazil and in several other countries. Its productions have received major awards, including the Shell, APCA, and Maria Mazzetti prizes. In 2025, the group received a special APCA award in recognition of its four decades of work and its cultural activities at its headquarters in São Paulo’s East Side.
CRITICAL RECEPTION
“To Mariela is a performance that sensitively and inventively combines object theater, Bolivian culture, and the poetry of everyday life. The piece celebrates humanity and the bonds that unite us beyond borders.”
— Bob Sousa, Em Foco
“Watching the collective’s productions means, in different ways, accessing what may be best within ourselves. Works of striking aesthetic beauty, grounded in the history of modernity, seen from the perspective of neighbors and partners.”
— Alexandre Mate
CREDITS
Creation: Grupo Sobrevento
Direction: Luiz André Cherubini, Sandra Vargas
Playwriting: Sandra Vargas
Cast: Sandra Vargas, Luiz André Cherubini, Maurício Santana, Agnaldo Souza, Liana Yuri, Daniel Viana
Musicians: Goyo (charango), Lolo (quena and zampoña), Juan Cusicanqui (percussion)
Lighting Design: Renato Machado
Costume Design: João Pimenta
Costume Assistants: Jaqueline Lima, Sofia Duarte
Set Design, Musical Direction, Lyrics, and Song Adaptations: Luiz André Cherubini
Technical Direction (Scenic Construction): Agnaldo Souza
Masks and Props: Agnaldo Souza, Liana Yuri, Mandy
Puppets: Agnaldo Souza, Luiz André Cherubini
Puppet and Mask Construction Assistance: Mosaico Cultural, Giuliana Pellegrini
Supervision of Bolivian Music, Dance, and Culture: Juan Cusicanqui
Lighting Technician: Marcelo Amaral
Sound Technician: Vinícius Soares
Graphic Design: Ato Gráfico
Photography: Lauro Medeiros
Audiovisual Documentation and Teaser: Icarus Filmes
Production: Maurício Santana
The Espaço Sobrevento project is supported by the Ministry of Culture and the Government of the State of São Paulo – Secretariat of Culture, Creative Economy and Industry, through the FOMENTO CULTSP – PNAB Public Grant No. 38/2024.