Birds and bulls enchant the audience of the Arraial de Todos os Santos this Saturday (14) at Centur
The audience enjoyed the performances of the Bragantino Junino Birds and Tem-Tem de Curuçá, as well as the groups Boi de Máscaras and Os Aruãs, who closed the night with carimbó.
The "Bragantino Junino Birds" and "Tem-Tem de Curuçá" shone on the stage of the Margarida Schivasappa theater on the night of this Saturday, 14. The free performances are part of the programming of the Arraial de Todos os Santos, which runs until June 29, at the headquarters of the Cultural Foundation of Pará (FCP), in the Centur building, in the Nazaré neighborhood of Belém.
The performances feature melodramatic and comedic stories with songs, dances, music, and narrations of the plots about the hunting, death, and resurrection of the Birds, rich in characters such as farmers, shamans, nobles, fairies, among others.
The night began with the Bragantino Bird narrating the origins of the bird with xote-style songs from the hinterlands played with triangles and sung by all the characters. Next, it was the turn of Tem-Tem de Curuçá to tell a love story between a hunter and an indigenous woman, surrounded by the enchantments of the forest.
Ayrle Macedo, guardian of the Tem-Tem de Curuçá bird, says that it is significant for the group to be back on the stages of the Margarida Schivasappa theater, as the group is family-oriented and has decades of activity. "I am happy to return and perform on the theater's stages because we hadn't performed for a few years after my grandmother passed away, but this year we are back, and I am happy," said Ayrle Macedo.
In addition to the performances in the theater, the audience can enjoy shows from the groups of Junino folguedos on the Verequete stage. The night featured Boi de Máscaras, a folkloric group, and a performance by the group “Os Aruãs,” who closed the night with a lot of carimbó.
In her first performance on the Verequete stage, Gabrielle Martins expressed her emotion in representing her region at the cultural event. “It is a great joy to be here because we came from Marajó, and in this space, we can show a bit of our culture and our reality. In each place, carimbó has its own uniqueness,” highlights the artist.
Gabrielle emphasized the importance of the visibility provided by the event, not only for the group performing but also for the communities of origin. “Being here is important because I see myself representing the people who stayed there. They will see our group here and have the opportunity to participate as well. This event is a door opener for other groups to see, get inspired, and connect to be here too,” she concluded.
Programming: The performances of Junino folguedos continue until June 29, at the FCP headquarters, starting at 7 PM. On Sunday, 15, Boi Tinga and Mestre Damasceno are among the confirmed attractions.
Text with contributions from Marcos Maia and Angel Duarte
