Bate Fado
"Bate Fado", by Jonas&Lander, is a hybrid show between dance and music concert with 9 performers: 4 dancers, 4 musicians and a fadista (dancer). Like most urban musical movements, such as Samba or Flamenco, Fado also had its own dances. In Lisbon, the dance that had the greatest expression was Fado Batido, a dance based on energetic and virtuoso tap dancing.
In "Bate Fado", Jonas&Lander propose to reinterpret the act of tapping Fado, where the dance emanates the quality of a percussion instrument in dialogue with the voice and guitars.
"Bate Fado" reveals itself as the first step towards rescuing the dance that Fado has lost.
Technical rider
TEAM & CREDITS
Artistic Direction, Choreography and Musical Composition: Jonas&Lander
Interpretation: Catarina Campos, Jonas, Lander Patrick, Lewis Seivwright and Melissa Sousa
Bass: Yami Aloelela
Classic Guitar and Musical Direction: Tiago Valentim
Portuguese Guitar: Bernardo Romão and Hélder Machado
Voice: Jonas
Lighting Design: Rui Daniel
Scenography: Rita Torrão
Costumes: Fábio Rocha de Carvalho and Jonas
Footwear: Gradaschi
Technical Coordination and Lighting Operation: Bruno Santos
Sound Operation: Filipe Peres
Stage Technician: Fábio Rocha de Carvalho
Production House: Associação Cultural Sinistra
Booking: Inês Le Gué | jardin&cour
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
Support for Creation: 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 da Universidade de Coimbra and Museu Bordalo Pinheiro
Sinistra is an association supported by the Portuguese Republic - Culture I DGARTES – Direção Geral das Artes
CALENDAR
May 17-18, 2025 > Macao Cultural Centre (Macao)
October 25, 2025 > International Dance Festival, Tirana (Albania)
November 25, 2025 > Cannes Dance Festival / Théâtre Le Forum, Fréjus (France)
November 28-29, 2025 > Théâtre d'Orléans (France)
January 9-10, 2026 > Malraux - Scène Nationale Chambéry Savoie, Chambéry (France)
January 13-14, 2026 > La Comédie de Valence (France)
January 17, 2026 > Théâtre La Coupole, Saint-Louis (France)
January 20, 2026 > MA Scène Nationale, Montbéliard (France)
January 23, 2026 > Le Sémaphore, Cébazat (France)
March 12, 2026 > EMC91, Saint-Michel-sur-Orge (France)
March 14, 2026 > Théâtre de Corbeil-Essonnes (France)
March 17, 2026 > Théâtre de Charleville-Mézières (France)
March 20-21, 2026 > La Rose des Vents, Villeneuve-d'Ascq (France)
March 24, 2026 > Le Bateau Feu, Dunkerque (France)
May 5-6, 2026 > GTP - Grand Théâtre de Provence, Aix-en-Provence (France)