Luiz de Abreu
Dance artist. PhD in Dance from UFBA. I began my trajectory in dance in the 1960s in Araguari (MG), in Umbanda terreiros, guided by my grandmother. In the 1980s, I became a professional in Belo Horizonte and joined groups and companies.
In the 1990s, I moved to São Paulo, establishing myself as a solo creator. In the 2000s, I created O Samba do Crioulo Doido, presented in Brazil and internationally. Currently, I continue researching the Black body as epistemology and as a critical instrument of Brazilian society.
América:
shopping de culturas
In the curvature of space-time, decolonial encounters are imagined through a methodological process of “blinding space.” A blinded journey alongside thinkers such as Ana Maria Gonçalves, Nêgo Bispo, Lélia Gonzalez, Conceição Evaristo, Denise Ferreira da Silva, Cida Bento, Djamila Ribeiro, Frantz Fanon, and Ailton Krenak.
Together, they cross the Equator line, glimpse the Southern Cross, and land in 21st-century Brazil — a Sankofa Brazil that looks toward America.
PERSONS INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS:
Luiz de Abreu
Natasha Corbelino
Cristina de Cássia
Nicolas de Abreu Oliveira
Décio Filho
