Chia Beloto

Erasto Vasconcelos, a poet who perceives life, echoes the "Pernambuco-ness" of what surrounds us: the river, the birds, the mangrove creatures, the trees, what is planted for food, the people who sing to us, and the nursery rhymes.

Each person is a Carnival and Marina knows which one she is. On the slopes of Olinda she seeks the ecstasy of carnival revelry, the music, the shouting, the heat, the joy, the love. Her journey is seen through the eyes of ten different characters, and for each of them a director lends their artistic view. But in the midst of so many people, marching bands, encounters and misencounters, how can we find Carnival?

Master Batman discusses his project “Batuqueiros do Silêncio”, which is composed of deaf percussionists and explores music through vibration and rhythm.