If There Were a Single Bahian (Brazilian) Dance Culture…
How might culture be embedded in artworks? As a Brazilian artist performing abroad, I often receive feedback suggesting that my solos are deeply related to my “roots”. Such experience led me to three reflections: 1. It is tempting to reduce a dance experience by seeing only; 2. It is ambitious to pi...
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| description | How might culture be embedded in artworks? As a Brazilian artist performing abroad, I often receive feedback suggesting that my solos are deeply related to my “roots”. Such experience led me to three reflections: 1. It is tempting to reduce a dance experience by seeing only; 2. It is ambitious to pinpoint someone’s culture through a dance; 3. Stereotypes prevent the exchange and flourishing of innovative ideas. In this paper, I will refer to my performance Sombreiro (2018) to explore how shadows can be used to connect people to culture. By sharing dance, psychology, history, and anthropology references, I will discuss how shadow aspects of Bahia served as choreographic strategies to suggest a sense of unknowing and otherness in the audience. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b0a1a370016c412d86d9c030a92792c92023-02-08T04:57:03ZengThe International Academic ForumIAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies2187-49052023-01-0172476210.22492/ijcs.7.2.04If There Were a Single Bahian (Brazilian) Dance Culture…Flaviana Xavier Antunes Sampaio0Bahia Southwest State University, BrazilHow might culture be embedded in artworks? As a Brazilian artist performing abroad, I often receive feedback suggesting that my solos are deeply related to my “roots”. Such experience led me to three reflections: 1. It is tempting to reduce a dance experience by seeing only; 2. It is ambitious to pinpoint someone’s culture through a dance; 3. Stereotypes prevent the exchange and flourishing of innovative ideas. In this paper, I will refer to my performance Sombreiro (2018) to explore how shadows can be used to connect people to culture. By sharing dance, psychology, history, and anthropology references, I will discuss how shadow aspects of Bahia served as choreographic strategies to suggest a sense of unknowing and otherness in the audience.https://iafor.org/journal/iafor-journal-of-cultural-studies/volume-7-issue-2/article-4/brazilbahiaculturedanceshadow |
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