Dancing Animals

Every birthday for the past hundred years, Elisa, the tortoise, hears the same litany: “Happy birthday to you…”. This time, she proposes a challenge to her animal friends: following a map, she invites them all on an adventurous journey in search of a shared deep desire. Alberto, the stuttering dog, Cordélia, the motherly hen, and Lauro, the wisecracking rabbit, cross gulfs and jungles alongside the entire troupe — Paixão, Dalton, Shirley, Esperança and Tuim —, relying on each other's friendship and empathy. An adventure for children aged 0 to 100.

In his first theater play, choreographer Alex Neoral brings together humor, lyricism and sound to translate into words the dance that animates Dancing Animals on stage. The book features playful illustrations by Eleonore Guisnet, which the children can color, following the journey of these spectacular dancing animals who teach us values such as solidarity, friendship, tolerance and empathy. Through a QRCODE, we can also hear songs composed by Tuim (Felipe Habib and Paula Raia), specially for the Focus Cia de Dança production, which debuted in September 2021.

About the author
Alex Neoral is a choreographer. He begun studying dance in 1994 and was part of Rio de Janeiro dance companies, such as Deborah Colker, Nós da Dança, Grupo Tápias and Vacilou Dançou. In 2000 he founded his own company, Cia de Dança, and, as a choreographer, he has worked for Bolshoi Theater in Brazil, Nós da Dança and the São Paulo Companhia de Dança, as well as doing musicals and theater plays. He’s the current choreographer for Unidos da Viradouro, for 12 Carnavals running.

About the collection
The Dramaturgia collection has, since 2012, published writing by Brazilian and international playwrights. The books help in building a memory of current theater, making a new record in the contemporary theater scene. In 2015, Cobogó also launched Dramaturgia Espanhola, the Spanish collection, and, in 2019, Dramaturgia Francesa, the French collection. Over 70 authors have been published, with 82 titles.

Specifications
Collection Children's Dramaturgy Collection
Author Alex Neoral
Language Portuguese
Page count 96
ISBN 9786556910376
Cover Barbara Lana
Format Softcover
Size 13 x 19 cm
Year 2021