The Songs of Black Experiences

consonances and dissonances in the path between Grotowski and the Workcenter

Authors

  • Luciano Mendes de Jesus Universidade de São Paulo
  • Sayonara Sousa Pereira Universidade de São Paulo/Escola de Comunicações e Artes (ECA-USP)

Keywords:

Songs of Tradition, Ethnic-Racial Relations, Interculturality, Diasporic Poetics, Afro-Descendant Performativities

Abstract

It is proposed in the paper to observe the role of African-diasporic songs in the work of Jerzy Grotowski and in the context of continued research at the Workcenter of Jerzy Grotowski and Thomas Richards. We reflect on the songs from their epistemological and political potencies and as fundamental elements for an ethnic-racial discursivity in studies of this important work in the field of performing arts. The notion of songs of black experiences proposes the understanding of the term tradition songs, central in Grotowski’s work, as means of communication of diasporic and Afro-descendant experiences, contrary to the solely instrumental and uncritical use of these performative technologies.

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Author Biographies

Luciano Mendes de Jesus, Universidade de São Paulo

Departamento de Música - Pós-graduação

Sayonara Sousa Pereira, Universidade de São Paulo/Escola de Comunicações e Artes (ECA-USP)

Doutora em Dança pela Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Professora na Escola de Comunicações e Artes da Universidade de São Paulo.

Published

2022-10-27

How to Cite

de Jesus, L. M., & Pereira, S. S. (2022). The Songs of Black Experiences: consonances and dissonances in the path between Grotowski and the Workcenter. Brazilian Journal on Presence Studies, 12(4), 1–29. Retrieved from https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/presenca/article/view/126926

Issue

Section

Black Poetics and contemporary performing arts

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