The image of circus caravans – travelling groups that take the road, performing from town to town – guides the show. As if arriving at a new destination, a company of street artists stage a parade, presenting circus acts to the sound of jazz classics and contemporary songs.

Along the way, the artists interact with the local architecture, using performances to bring a new perspective to the space, explains Rocío Romero, a member of Unidos do Swing. “Our work was developed in the street, integrating different languages,” she says.

It is precisely in the public space that the company has made its name, in street performances and parades during São Paulo’s Carnival. Formed by circus and music artists, the group performs in a fanfare style, mixing traditional jazz from the city of New Orleans (USA) to various rhythms of Brazilian music. All this, of course, combined with circus numbers.

TECHNICAL SHEET
Artistic direction, general production and cast: Rocío Romero (soprano sax)
Artistic direction and cast: Chico Toledo (trumpet), Narayan Pinduca (box) and Renato Lópes (dance)
Musical direction and cast: Rafael Mansor (alto sax)
Production assistant: Adriane Andrade
Cast: Matheus Cassimiro (trumpet), Sara Peper (clarinet), Denizard Basílio (tenor sax), Eudes Santos (trombone), Zé Renato (tuba), Ricardo Troccoli (banjo and guitar), Mateus Levy (bumbo), Jorge Bento (tritón), Suzana Ruiz (dance), Josefina Siro (unicycle), Jorge Ribeiro (contact), Rachel Monteiro (acrobatic stilts), Gui Awazu (acrobatic stilts), Neryssa Sayuri (hula hoop and Chinese pole), Bruno Saggese (Chinese pole), João Diniz (Chinese pole), Munique Tavares (acrobatics), Karen Nashiro (acrobatics) and Priscila Cereda (acrobatics)