Bate Fado 

Synopsis
Jonas&Lander new creation is entitled BATE FADO, a hybrid performance, between dance and a music concert designed for five dancers, a fado singer and four musicians. Like most of urban musical movements, such as Samba or Flamenco, also Fado had its own dances. In Lisbon, the dance with major expression was Fado Batido, a dance inspired in an energetic and virtuous tap dance. In BATE FADO, Jonas&Lander purpose to reinterpret and to recover the act of hitting (tapping) Fado, where dance emanates the quality of a percussion instrument in dialogue with the voice and the guitars. BATE FADO reveals as the first step to recover the dance that Fado lost.
Cast & Credits
Artistic Direction and Choreography - Jonas&Lander
Research - Jonas, Lander Patrick
Cast - Catarina Campos, Jonas, Lander Patrick, Lewis Seivwright and Melissa Sousa
Bass - Yami Aloelela
Guitar - Tiago Valentim
Portuguese Guitar - Acácio Barbosa and António Duarte Martins
Voice - Jonas
Musical Composition - Jonas&Lander
Technical Direction and Sound Design - Filipe Peres
Lighting Design - Rui Daniel
Scenography - Rita Torrão
Costume Design - Fábio Rocha de Carvalho and Jonas
Footwear - Gradaschi
Production and Managing Direction - Patrícia Soares
Executive Production - Inês Le Gué
Set and Costume Assistant - Helena Baronet
Acknowledgements - Filipe Metelo, Vítor Estudante
Production House: Sinistra Cultural Association
Co-production: Centro Cultural de Belém, Cine-Teatro Avenida, Teatro Académico Gil Vicente, Teatro Municipal do Porto and Theater Freiburg
Co-production Residency: O Espaço do Tempo
Creation Support: Centro Cultural Olga Cadaval, Estúdios Victor Córdon / OPART, Mala Voadora and Pro.dança
Research Support: Casa-Museu Leal da Câmara, LIPA - Laboratório de Investigação de Práticas Artísticas of Universidade de Coimbra and Museu Bordalo Pinheiro
Discography: Valentim de Carvalho
Project supported by the Portuguese Republic - Culture I DGARTES - Direção-Geral das Artes
PREMIERE
April 20, 2021 - Teatro Municipal do Porto | Rivoli, Festival Dias da Dança, Porto (Portugal)