
Professionals & Partners
Bakairi People. Following the indigenous roots in Central Brazil that celebrate the corn, Mytholudens maintain a partnership with the Bakairi people to develop the project on Maize Poem. The intention is to record the sacred songs of Bakairi in the occasion of the rite Anji Itabienly, the corn baptism that celebrates the first harvest pointing the beginning of the ekuru cycle – vital substance in the vegetal world, responsible for the life cycle and the beginning of the Bakairi year. The Mytholudens roof was baptized with a Bakairi ceremony.
Kayapo People. They are also maize cultivators and maintain the tradition of the ritualistic hair cut that is directly related to the growing of the first corns. Mytholudens includes Kayapo people in the Maize Poem´s Project and has received a native family from the Aldeia Moikarakô (Pará) to realize the workshop “Traditional Kayapo Body Painting”.
Luciana Aires Mesquita, MA in Mythological Studies with emphasis in Depth Psychology, Pacifica Graduate Institute, CA, USA (2001) granted by the fellowship from the Organization of American States (OAS). BA in International Relations (1991) and Theatre Arts (1997), University of Brasilia, UnB, Brazil. Searching for the theatretical and mythological roots of the Eastern world she traveled to Japan where she had classes with Kazuo Ohno (Butoh), Kanze Akio (Noh) and Kanichi Hanayagi (Buyo); to India where she had classes of Kathakali; to Bali, Indonesia, had classes on Baris. She has influences from Odin Teatret (Denmark), visited the Theatre du Soleil directed by Ariane Mnouskine whose Ms. Mesquita has a great admiration; and has a partnership with Pantheatre (France). She traveled to Greece three times refining her studies in Greek mythology and recently recorded the CD Rumi Hafiz Cora selecting, translating, interpreting and producing the Persian poems. She created Mitoludens.com.br. See CV. | Images at Training Profile
Pantheatre (France) is a theatre company directed by Enrique Pardo, Linda Wise and Liza Mayer. It is based in Paris and has a connection to the Chateau de Malerargues – Roy Hart International Center in south France. Performances, projects, researches, and workshops maintain a group of colleagues who develop specific projects. Pantheatre is not a permanent company with a fixed body of actors, but the directors works privately or together involving Pantheatre in projects that they are invited to or to builp up. Pantheatre´s projects are about the challenge and pleasures of artistic expression and imagination. Pantheatre Acts Voice Performance School is specialist in voice, choreography, theatre and cultural studies, specially linked to mythology and archetypal psychology. James Hillman is the Honor´s President. Luciana Mesquita participated in workshops with Enrique Pardo & Liza Mayer and uses Pantheatre´s techniques to the actors trainee. |