Nazareth

Nazareth is Corpos homage to Brazils most erudite song writer Ernesto Nazareth 18631934 The 1993 ballet brought together onto stage the impishly sensual Brazilian ballroom dance and Corpos trademark sophistication Composer José Miguel Wisnik wrote the soundtrack based on the works of Nazareth the inventor of the Brazilian tango He explored the concept of melodic mirroring to operate retrograde computergenerated movements that are assembled into crystalline surprising musical constructions absolutely original contemporary recreations of Nazareths music These pieces are commentaries quotes and variations on Nazareths music that point to a host of new exciting directions Grupo Corpos remarkable team of creators worked hard to blend the erudite and the popular in this kineticvisual rendering of Ernesto Nazareths genius