Decomposing the Scene:

gender, community, race, and dance as a contact zone in Mimosa / Twenty Looks or Paris is Burning

Authors

  • Stefania Lodi Rizzini Université Paris 3 - Sorbonne Nouvelle

Keywords:

Community, Contact Zone, Voguing, Gender, Postmodern Dance

Abstract

This article explores dance through the lens of gender, using the case study of Mimosa/Twenty Looks or Paris is Burning, a collective performance conceived by four of the most important contemporary choreographers: Trajal Harrell, Cecilia Bengolea, François Chaignaud, and Marlene Monteiro Freitas. This text interrogates different elements highlighted by this performance, such as how dance heritage may dialogue with contemporary perspectives concerning class, gender, and race issues, to help us better understand the representation of subcultural identity in dance.

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Author Biography

Stefania Lodi Rizzini, Université Paris 3 - Sorbonne Nouvelle

Stefania Lodi Rizzini

graduated from the Università degli Studi di Milano. Her main research focus addresses the concept of feminine, identity and culture. She is currently a PhD student at the University of Paris, Nouvelle-Sorbonne Paris 3, within the scope of LIRA (Laboratoire International de la Recherche sur les Arts), at the Theater Institute. Her current research, under the direction of Joseph Féral, relates to the issue of gender, performance, body and myth, specifically in contemporary theater.

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Published

2025-04-29

How to Cite

Lodi Rizzini, S. (2025). Decomposing the Scene: : gender, community, race, and dance as a contact zone in Mimosa / Twenty Looks or Paris is Burning. Brazilian Journal on Presence Studies, 15(1). Retrieved from https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/presenca/article/view/137725

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 1 (2025): Jan./Mar. 2025

Section

Contemporary Topics IV

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