“In this portrait of Brazilian performance artist Marcelo, defiance takes shape not through confrontation, but through grace, beauty, and an unwavering presence. Enveloped in translucent green fabric and set against a lush, dreamlike backdrop, Marcelo stands with a quiet power that is both delicate and unbreakable. The bright red gloves become a symbol of resistance — they affirm individuality and demand space in a world that often requires conformity.
(…) Dale Grant sees this portrait as an extension of his flower portraits. Fragile yet resilient, they bloom despite all the forces that could destroy or wither them. In the same way, queer and transgender people continue to flourish in a world that often refuses to support them, embodying a defiant grace that transforms vulnerability into strength.”
— Dale Grant and nüüd.berlin gallery, December 2025
“Marcelo Kuna is particularly happy that the actress and singer Cida Moreira is coming to Berlin with them: In Brazil, she is considered one of the most important interpreters of Brecht/Weill songs.”
— Siegessäule Magazine, September 2018
“Bernstein became known especially for the power that his work had as political satire, which led him to be persecuted during the ‘Red Scare’ of McCarthyism. So, he and his work were inserted in this historical context.”
— Programa Agenda, REDE Minas
August 14th, 2018
Interview on “Cartas para Bernstein” (“Letters to Bernstein”), a concert which took place at the Memorial Minas Gerais Vale on August 16th, 2018.
Bernstein at 100 - The Centennial Celebration
“By translating librettos to Brazilian Portuguese, for example, the spectator can pay closer attention to what is on stage, without worrying about reading subtitles. Idealized by the actress, singer and music educator Ana Taglianetti, the project ‘Ópera Para Todos’ has privileged the operettas, also called ‘shorter operas’, in one single act."
— Jornal Pampulha, Belo Horizonte-MG, Brazil.
July 8-14th, 2016
“More than performing a concert, the cast broke paradigms.”
— Cancioneiro Queer, TV UFSJ
July 31st, 2017
“My [Brazilian Portuguese] version of the song ‘Republicans’ by William Finn is one of the highlights of the show, when the audience sings along, participates."
— Jornal O Tempo, Belo Horizonte-MG, Brazil.
November 1st, 2016
“Traveling from 1760 to 2014, the repertoire covers, for example, songs by the Russian-born composer Mischa Spoliansky, who wrote the first songs considered as LGBT anthems. The surrealist opera with feminist overtones Les Mamelles de Tirésias, from French composer Francis Poulenc, is also part of the songs.”
— Jornal O Tempo, Belo Horizonte-MG, Brazil.
August 25th, 2016