“Cão”: Clowns & Magiluth Debut at CCBB Rio

Clowns de Shakespeare (RN) and Magiluth (PE) premiere “Cão” on Jan 15 at CCBB Rio. Fable on labor precarity and power directed by Yamamoto and Lubi, running Thursdays through March.

First Northeastern theater partnership

Award-winning Clowns de Shakespeare (RN) and Magiluth (PE) team up for “Cão”. Opens January 15, 2026, at Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil Rio de Janeiro. Runs to March 15, backed by Banco do Brasil via Rouanet Law.

Then to CCBB Belo Horizonte and Salvador. Directed by Fernando Yamamoto and Luiz Fernando Marques (Lubi). Draws from “Coriolanus” as modern fable with comedy and music.

Fable on work precarity

Plot tracks event workers prepping a leader’s inauguration. Leader’s death sparks chaos, pressures, and absurd orders. Laughter reveals labor relations, power, and political manipulation.

From Shakespeare to present fractures. Mirrors both groups’ poetics.

Yamamoto notes. Lubi adds culture screams precarity yet resists. Cast: Caju Dantas, Diogo Spinelli, Erivaldo Oliveira, Giordano Castro, Lucas Torres, Mário Sergio Cabral, Olivia León, Paula Queiroz.

Dramaturgy by Giordano Castro and Yamamoto. Sets by Yamamoto, Lubi, Rogério Ferraz. Costumes by Maria Esther, lights by Ronaldo Costa, sound by Ernani Maletta.

Synopsis and accessibility

Workers set up theater for Lacium republic inauguration. Leader’s death news brings stress and submission. Play spotlights workers’ place in Brazil and beyond.

Accessibility: Sign language and audio description on select dates.

Details

CÃO

Run: January 15 to March 15, 2026

Times: Thu-Sat 7 PM; Sun 6 PM

Length: 90 minutes

Rating: 16+

Tickets: R$30 full | R$15 half. Students, seniors 65+, Ourocard clients half price.

Venue: CCBB Rio de Janeiro – R. Primeiro de Março, 66 – Centro

Tickets at box office or bb.com.br/cultura

Photo: Rogério Alves