The body of contemporary black dance: diaspora and scenic pluralities between Brazil and the United State

• Grant number: 13/21472-8
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Start date: January 01, 2014
• End date: November 17, 2016
• Field of knowledge: Linguistics, Literature and Arts - Arts - Dance
• Principal Investigator: Marianna Francisca Martins Monteiro
• Grantee: Fernando Marques Camargo Ferraz
• Host Institution: Instituto de Artes (IA). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de São Paulo. São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated scholarship(s): 15/06910-4 - The body of contemporary black dance: diaspora and scenic plurality between Brazil and the United States, BE.EP.DR

Abstract

This project aims to examine the exchanges between the production of American black dance and artistic production of African-Brazilian dances, based on the artistic work of artists who performed between these two countries. We want to analyze how this performance in specific areas and periods, could leave traces that allow us to suggest mutual influences in the art scene of these countries. From historical and ethnographic analysis attempts to evaluate how these choreographers discuss concepts about African traditions, touting elements of Brazilian popular culture and black identity in their creations. We intend to investigate how these creators, located from their artistic backgrounds, career goals, institutional linkages, political commitments and identities reinvent their choreographic practices inserting your processes in contemporary dance production. (AU)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

FERRAZ, Fernando Marques Camargo. The body of contemporary black dance: diaspora and scenic plurality between Brazil and the United States. 2017. Doctoral Thesis - Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp).