Krishna

play by Ruth Salles This play is based on the book “Krishna” by Edouard Schuré¹, containing some phrases from the same, which are in quotation marks. The last phrases of the play are taken from the Hindu chant Bhagavad Gîtâ², an episode of the great and ancient epic “Mahabharârata”. These phrases are from verses 8 and 9 of chapter VII, and from…

The Four Sons of Brahma

play by Ruth Salles This short play was based on the narrative “The Formation of Castes”, found in the book Mythology of India¹. The musical theme is that of an ancient Brahmin prayer collected in South India, and it is the same used at the beginning of the play “Krishna”. The lyrics are an adapted version of an invocation to…

Brazil

piece by Ruth Salles This piece is mainly based on a collage of excerpts from the poems “Brasil” and “Europeu”, by the Brazilian poet Ronald de Carvalho¹, and was made from the study of Geography, or rather, to illustrate this matter. Ronald de Carvalho, despite always being focused on European culture, when he joined the Movement…

The Mystery of the Old Mongo

play by Ruth Salles This play is based on a homonymous narrative by my uncle, the history teacher João Baptista de Mello e Souza¹, in his book Histórias do Rio Paraíba. In this narrative, which is part of his childhood memories, the author takes from oblivion the singular figure of Vutir, the puri cacique who brings…

Thor's Hammer

play by Ruth Salles This play is a translation and adaptation of the play Thor and the Giants, by Pelham Moffat¹, which is based on Norse mythology. Thor's hammer, which is the weapon of his power, is stolen by a giant and must be recovered through cunning. Loki appears here not as…

Past present Future

play by Ruth Salles In this small play, made to train verbs in the past, present and future, the Nordic myth of the three nornas, women who spun and weaved without stopping, taking care of the destiny of beings, was used. One represents the Past, another the Present and another the Future.¹

Looking for My Point

peça de Ruth Salles Este jogral sobre espaço, movimento, centro, encontros, pode ser vivido também como peça, não apenas com a fala, mas também com movimentos ou gestos e até algum canto. A primeira estrofe contém oito grupos de três versos: sete desses grupos podem representar os sete planetas principais; o oitavo, o sol ao…