Crankies to Melt the Coldest Heart

From crankies to moving panoramas with swirling images, A Tarumba invites you to experience unforgettable moments that will warm even the coldest of hearts. ❤️

An unforgettable moment to savour before or after a show... and with a little dance move.

A Tarumba premiered First creative phase of Crankies to Melt the Coldest Heart in October 2025, at FIMP - Porto.

PRESS

"Where do girls drive cars at a hundred an hour, pick up cute guys on the side of the road, slammed on the brakes to fatal effect, and wear sunglasses because they insist on going to the beach in scorching heat, fully aware they'll find their boyfriend there with another woman? Where do guys insist they are miserable, and everyone does all this while singing, as the images slide by in colors that would make the wildest umbrella cocktails jealous? At FIMFA, of course, when A Tarumba presents its Crankies de Fazer Chorar as Pedras da Calçada [Crankies to Melt the Coldest hearts]."

- João Carneiro, Expresso - Revista E, 1 de maio de 2026

"Right at the entrance to the Foyer of Teatro municipal Rivoli, in Porto, something seemed unusual: the public was offered a gummy candy to sweeten life’s bitterness and a paper tissue because we were all going to cry. The warning came from the performers of A Tarumba about their show, 'Crankies de fazer chorar as pedras da calçada' [Crankies to Melt the Coldest Heart].
Still slightly lost wandering through the space, visitors were invited to go to the Foyer's central square and dance. It was then that an impressive crankie began on the theme of the Mexican song by Pedro Infante, ‘Soy infeliz’ [I’m unhappy]. Faced with the fateful lyrics (…), images of perverse, adulterous women, capable of melting any man or crushing him with their power, were shown, as well as other images related to the Mexican universe with Catrinas, passed by. As this ethnographic display unfolded, the audience smiled, amazed by the association of images.
But the best was yet to come. Before a predominantly Portuguese audience, the crankie dedicated to the song ‘Óculos de Sol’ [Sunglasses], by Natércia Barreto, was shown. The audience was also encouraged to sing out loud. A Tarumba got the FIMP visitors eating gummy candies and shouting (...). A simple, yet brilliantly executed solution."

- Catarina Ferreira, Jornal de Noticias, 16 October 2025

^CREDITS

^{Artistic direction, device construction and performers: Luís Vieira, Rute Ribeiro Executive production: Mariana Monteiro Fotografias Photography: Rute Ribeiro, Margarida Barbedo, Alípio Padilha, EGEAC - TSL, Pedro Rosário Nunes Apoios e parcerias: Câmara Municipal de Lisboa, EGEAC/Lisboa Cultura Company sponsored by: República Portuguesa / Cultura, Juventude e Desporto, Direção-Geral das Artes Technique: Crankies / Panoramas For audiences over: +6 Running time: Approx. 15 min.}