In 2008 it was the year of my first autobiographical play, A Filha da Chacrete ( The Rockett’s Daugther). From improvisations based on objects and memories, first experiences of life, happiness, traumas, dreams and reflexions.
Through a scenic confession that takes place on the stage, A Filha da Chacrete invites the audience to reflect on their own lives and relationships with the past and consequently with the present. I worked based in my own experiences and stories I’ve heard from my mother. Since I was born, the pain of birth, going through the discovers of childhood until the adult life, the pain and the happiness of being alive.
The name of the play was due to my mom really being a “Chacrete” – dancer and assistant in a famous TV show from a well-known presenter in Brazil. And my father was a photonovel gallant. I’d like with this piece to remove the glamour of that situation and laugh about the stories, simple stories, that were like everyone else’s – sometimes good, sometimes not.
During the time the play was shown, it was possible to notice a deep involvement of the audience during the performances. To the extent that I exposed my own biography, I provoked them in their own memories.
Director and text: Fernando Maatz
Text consultation: Camila Vidal
Performance: Camila Rhodi
Costume Designer: Bruno Perlatto
Light Design: Anderson Ratto
Scenography & Photos: Renato Marques
Production: Camila Rhodi
Pictures of the solo show.
The monologue was presented in the following Theaters:
Premier at Teatro Municipal Ziembinski, Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro. August 2008.
Sponsored by Prefeitura do Rio.
Teatro Glaucio Gil, Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro
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Casa de Cultura Laura Alvim
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