The Independent League of Samba Schools of Rio de Janeiro (Liesa) presented this Friday (16) the jurors' justifications for deducting points from the schools.
1 of 2 Justification Fernando Bersot for the pair of men's rooms and standard bearers from Vila Isabel Photo: Reproduction Justification Fernando Bersot for the pair of men's rooms and standard bearers from Vila Isabel Photo: Reproduction
Juror Fernando Bersot took a tenth off Unidos da Vila Isabel because the lighting was poor during the performance of the MestreSala de PortaBandeira couple. They wore clothing with LEDs that stood out in the dark.
Juror João Wlamir thought the costume idea was good, but “the implementation was hampered by the darkness at the beginning, which prevented you from seeing the development of the couple.” He also pointed out that the Master of Space costume took a long time to light up.
The same judge took two tenths from the couple from Paraíso do Tuiuti, saying that due to the proximity in which the standard bearer was, the flag hit the master of ceremonies' face during half a turn.
2 of 2 Concluding remarks by juror João Wlamir on pairs of master sala and standard bearers photo: reproduction Concluding remarks by juror João Wlamir on pairs of master sala and standard bearers photo: reproduction
Finally, in his closing remarks, Wlamir added that “there is an excess of choreographic creations and movements based on the information and experiences of choreographers.” For him, the traditionalism of the pavilion is losing meaning.
“It remains to explore and actually work! The choreography of “modern, contemporary or classical ballet movements” should remain in its own space!,” he wrote.
Juror Mônica Barbosa was more emphatic in her justification for deducting points from the couple from Vila Isabel. She wrote that the special effects “would be great in any show, the problem is we're talking about the Space Lord and the Standard Bearer dance!” Full of symbolism, tradition and lineage.”
She then points out that in the dark she couldn't see much of the pavilion's necessary expressiveness and that “when the lights come on, the dance is hindered by the weight and shape of the costumes, which restricts freedom of movement.” Barbosa took two tenths in this regard back.
Updated article.