“Diluvio”
“Diluvio” (“Flood’), a signed new show and directed by Gerald Thomas, brings a fantasy environment and reflections on humanity today, with themes such as the excess of information and the proliferation of false news. The piece thus does not exactly have a narrative, but a collection of images and ideas that connected stimulate reflection.
The Portuguese actress, Maria de Lima, leads the cast. She has worked with Thomas since 2010. She gives life to Santa DesGoogle miseries, figure that embodies a series of chaotic aspects of contemporary society. In addition, New Yorkers Lisa Giobbi and Julia Wilkins command aerial acts, elements that reinforce the atmosphere of the show reverie.
Fernanda Montenegro praises Portuguese actress Maria de Lima
At the end of the piece, … the consecrated Brazilian actress did not hide the excitement and praised Maria de Lima in a love embrace.
Trump, ‘fake news’ and terrorism inspire new show of Gerald Thomas
“The text, by the way, is almost entirely delivered by the ever energetic Portuguese actress Maria de Lima…”
Gerald Thomas’ Debut Show
“The Portuguese actress Maria de Lima… gives life to Santa DesGoogle miseries, a figure that embodies a series of chaotic aspects of contemporary society.”
Video: Review of “Diluvio from tvgazeta.com with Cesar Giobbi.
Video review of culture with Cesar Giobbi. Segment on "Diluvio" starts at 00:37. Em Portugese.
Video: “Flood” by Gerald Thomas, and Life After the Apocalypse
Represented by the Portuguese actress Maria de Lima, …she is a survivor of prejudice and places some hope in the future, as in the times when watering your garden in the mouth of the stage.
Gerald Thomas produces a desperate aesthetic delight in ‘Flood’
“The breath during an almost apocalyptic period.”
Video: “Diluvio” Featured in SESC Cultural Agenda Report
Segment featuring Maria de Lima starts at 2:38. Em Portugese.
‘FLOOD’ DANCE and FLOATING OVER THE UNCERTAINTIES with BEAUTY impactful – ES CRITA
“The great actress Maria de Lima managed to tear my belly laugh, the kind that you can not contain yourself when trying.”
‘Flood’ themed universe is in tow of Gerald Thomas
"Flood" is an example of what put Gerald Thomas in spotlight on the Brazilian theatrical scene of the 1980s and early 1990s. Thomas was one of those who took the assumptions of modern staging at that moment further. Following this path, the diluvial stage is like a...
“Flood”, by Gerald Thomas, and life after the apocalypse
"Don't expect the playwright and director Gerald Thomas to have a chewed-out story, with a beginning, middle and end. At the very least, there will be a provocation or that uncomfortable feeling when leaving the theater. In Dilúvio , the director, absent from the...
Video: “Diluvio” from TV CÂMARA SÃO PAULO
https://youtu.be/Ad7DIZBz4_Q?t=158s
‘DILÚVIO’ DANCE and FLOAT ON UNCERTAINTIES with IMPACTING BEAUTY
"'DILÚVIO' Gerald Thomas' new montage on display at SESC Consolação opens with him playing the drum, bodies hanging like a butcher shop ready to be slaughtered, reminiscent of carnage, a woman suspended by cables that resembles a puppet and a suspended moon." Read to...
Maria de Lima is the attraction of “Dilúvio” in São Paulo
Portuguese actress will be protagonist, and also antagonist, of the piece with only women of the North American playwright Gerald Thomas.
Maria de Lima in ‘DILUVIO’ (Flood) opening on the 11th November in São Paulo, Brazil
“The Portuguese actress Maria de Lima leads the cast as the controversial Santa Desgoogle of Unfortunate Events.”