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ANDRE
BORGES
Phone
(UK): 01273 620594 / 074 0278 2126
e-mail: saxcretino@gmail.com
Education & Qualifications
Degrees :
Institution: University
of Brighton
Subject: Performance
and Visual Arts(Music )
Degree: BA(hons)
Period: 2008
- 2011
Tutor:
Conall Gleeson
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Institution: Universidade
Catolica doSalvador
Subject: Law
Degree: BA(hons)
Period: 1990
- 1995
Tutor: Ruben
Bacelar
Short courses:
Institution: Universidade
Federal da Bahia
Subject: Saxophone
Period: March-November,
1996
Tutor: Rowney
Scott
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Institution: Universidade
Federal da Bahia
Subject:
Music & Rhythm
Period: March-June,
1992
Tutor: Tom
Tavares
Workshops:
Institution: Museum
of Modern Art(Bahia)
Subject: Saxophone
Artist: Brandford
Marsalis (USA)
Period: August,
1995
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Institution: Castro
Alves Theatre (Brazil)
Subject: World
Percussion Panorama
Artist/Period:
-Nana
Vasconcelos(Brazil) - March, 1999
-Nana
Vasconcelos/Hermeto Pascoal (Brasil) - March, 1998
-Nana
Vasconcelos/ Barata Muni (Bali) – March 1887
-Nana
V./GlenVelez (E.U.A.) / UAKTI(Brasil) - March 1996
-Nana
Vasconcelos(Brazil); Trilok Gurtu(Índia} March, 1995
Transferable Skills:
Saxophonist,
microtonalist, performer and sound artist: Since 1992, creating
microtonal instruments and performing in collaboration with Theatre,
Dance and Circus Companies, Video works and Music groups in Brazil
and abroad. Living in the U.K since 2004 and recently engaged in solo
performances exploring internal body sounds combined with
Arduino technology.
Experience
Circus:
Institution: Trillion
Dollar Company (Germany)
Role: Saxophonist
/ performer
Show: The
Caesar Twins (main performances in Berlin, Hanover, London, Brighton,
Edinburgh, Singapore)
Period:
2004 – 2008
Director: Markus
Pabst
.
Institution: Trillion
Dollar Company (Germany)
Role: Saxophonist
Show: Ein
SommernarchtsBaum (Germany)
Period:
2005 and 2007
Director: Markus
Pabst
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Institution: The
Famous Spiegeltent (Australia)
Role: Saxophonist
Show: La
Clique (Brighton and Edinburgh Fringe)
Period:
2005 – 2006
Director: Markus
Pabst
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Institution: Picolino
Circus Company (Brazil)
Role: Musical
Director, Saxophonist, Flutist;
Shows: Sonhos,
Desafio, Corre-Corre, Uma Troupe do Brulho, A rosa, De tempo em
Tempo, Em Busca do Choro Perdido, Magias e Bruxarias, Panos, Batuque,
Guerreiro, cenascotidianas@circ.pic(Brazil)
Period: 1992
– 2004
Director: Anselmo
Serrat
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Institution: More
Promotions (Germany)ZAP Arts
Show: Ein
Sommernachtsbaum
Role: Saxophonist,
Flutist, percussionist/performer
Period:
2007, 2004 and 2002
Director: Markus
Pabst
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Institution: Circus
of 1000 Faces (Holland/Germany)
Role: Musical
Director/ Saxophonist and Percussionist/performer
Shows: European
Tour (Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Denmark, U.K., Belgium, and
Switzerland.
Period: April
– September 2000.
Director: Neil
Gladwin
Theatre:
Institution: ZAP
Arts(UK)
Role: Saxophonist,
flutist, percussionist
Play: Home
Fires
Period: 2015
Director: Terry
O'Donovan
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Institution: More
Promotions (Germany)
Role: Saxophonist,
flutist, percussionist
Play: Bedelu
Period: 2001
- 2003
Director: Markus
Pabst
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Institution: Teatro
dos Novos Company(Brazil)
Role: Saxophonist,
flutist
Play: Em
Pé de Guerra
Period: 2000
Director: Chica
Carelli
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Institution: Bando
de Teatro do Olodum(Brazil)
Role: Saxophonist,
flutist
Play: Oprea
dos 3 Reais
Period: 1998
Director: Márcio
Meirelles
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Institution: Asa
Branca Theatre Company(Brazil)
Role:
Saxophonist, flutist, percussionist, singer, performer
Shows/Period:
-O
Voo Da Asa Branca (1999)
-Angel
City(1998)
-Na
Rua na Sua, na Lua (1997)
-Um
dia, um sol (1996)
Director: Deolindo
Checcucci
Awards and Nominations:
-The Alan James Creative Bursary and Residency for Borges Machado's Building Sites project (by the EFDSS 2023)
-The New Voices Seed Award for the animation "Da Loja Pro Lixo" (Sound and Music UK 2019)
-The
Nagoya University Award for outstanding artistic achievement
(Degree Shows University of Brighton 2011) "INSIDE-OUT a sound
art performance"UK;
-The
Seoul National University Award for outstanding artistic
achievement (Degree Shows University of Brighton 2011) "INSIDE-OUT
a sound art performance"UK;
-The
Burt Brill and Cardens Award for outstanding artistic
achievement (Degree Shows University of Brighton
-Best
Video Soundtrack (Festival dos 5 Minutos 1999) “O Eterno Retorno do
Mesmo” BR;
-Best
Soundtrack (Joinville Theatre Festival 1998) Play: Angel City BR;
-Best
Soundtrack (Novo Hamburgo Theatre Festival 1998) “Angel City” BR;
-Best
Soundtrack (Coca-Cola Theatre Festival 1997)“Um Dia, Um Sol” BR;
-Premio
COPENE de Musica (Banda Crac! 1997) BR;
-Best
Soundtrack for video (Festival dos 5 minutos 1995)"Borboletas" BR;
Collaboration in Music Records:
-Migrants' Song Cycle (Lambrego) 2022
-King
Lagoon's Flying Swordfish Dance Band, 2018;
-Moscote (Thiago
Trade) 2018;
-Japanese
Food(Giovani Cidreira) 2017;
-Macaca (Gizzzmo) 2003;
-Tuze
de Abreu (Tuze de Abreu) 2002;
-Nancyta
e os Grazzers (Nancyta) 2002;
-Terra
que Berra (Jonga Lima) 2002;
-Materia-Prima
(Monica Bejur) 2002;
-Trilhas
do Vila (Teatro Villa-Velha) 2000;
-Dr.
CASCADURA (Dr. Cascadura) 1999;
Bands and Solo Albums
Compilations
-Psych.KG 299 by FLUXUS - track Inside-Out, 2011 (Germany 2016);
-1Minute
Autohypnosis Sex War Noise Faith White Truth Light Europe Death Seed
Red Net Jung Dollar Neo Time Love-in City Twenty New Cage Zen Self
LSD Dose Tesla Sea Place Breaking-Up Father X-Ray Future Loud Blood
Sweat Tears Hope - track Cardiorespiratory Polyrhythm With
Involuntary Bowel Improvisation (Spain 2016)
Videos&Films
Short Film:Yomango
Role: Composer/musician/producer
Period: 2018
Director: Alexandre Guena and Rafaela Uchôa
Film: Depois da Chuva (After the Rain)
Role: Composer/musician/(opening track - Can-Gu-Ru, performed by Crac!
Period: 2018
Director: Claudio Marques and Marilia Hughes
Video: O Eterno Retorno do Mesmo
Role: Composer/musician
Period: 1999
Director: collective
Video: Borboletas
Role: Music Director/Co-Composer/musician
Period: 1995
Director: Eduardo Lino