Women of the Sea:

performative practices as a critique of Brazilian patriarchal colonial myths

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Keywords:

Performative Practices, Feminism, Decolonial, Memory, Archive

Abstract

Women of the Sea: performative practices as a critique of Brazilian patriarchal colonial myths – The text analyses the Mulheres do Mar (Women of the Sea) project, conducted with elderly women from the Serviluz community in Fortaleza (CE). Through performance workshops, the colonial myth Iracema, by José de Alencar, was challenged. Feminist analyses in conjunction with Diana Taylor’s approach to archives and repertoires underpin the critique of the novel. Next, aspects of the methodological approach to creation are shared, with an emphasis on cartographies of the self. It reflects on how the collective development of a counter-narrative to the patriarchal heritage summarised in Iracema contributes to the debate on decolonial artistic-pedagogical practices.

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Marie Araujo Auip, Universidade de São Paulo – USP

Marie Araujo Auip is an artist, producer and researcher. She has a master’s de-gree and a PhD in Performing Arts from Universidade de São Paulo (USP), and specialises in Cultural Project Management at the Centre for Latin American Studies on Culture and Communication at ECA/USP. From Ceará, she moves between Fortaleza (CE) and São Paulo (SP). She is a researcher at USP’s Labora-tory of Performative Practices and a member of the Imaginários platform, which focuses on the production and dissemination of contemporary art from the north and north-east of Brazil. 

Marcos Aurélio Bulhões Martins, Universidade de São Paulo

Marcos Aurélio Bulhões Martins is an actor, performer, artistic director and cu-rator in the Performing Arts, at the interfaces between Performance, Theatre and Expanded Performance. Professor in the Department of Performing Arts at Uni-versidade de São Paulo (USP). Professor and researcher in the Postgraduate Pro-gramme in Performing Arts at USP and one of the editors of Sala Preta magazine. He is currently the coordinator of the Performing Arts course, a member of the Department Council (CAC) and vice-coordinator of the Undergraduate Com-mission at USP’s School of Communications and Arts. He has a master’s and doctorate in Performing Arts from USP and a post-doctorate from UNIRIO, with a research internship at New York University (2019).

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Published

2024-04-29

How to Cite

Araujo Auip, M., & Aurélio Bulhões Martins, M. (2024). Women of the Sea:: performative practices as a critique of Brazilian patriarchal colonial myths. Brazilian Journal on Presence Studies, 14(2). Retrieved from https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/presenca/article/view/138145

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 2 (2024): Abr./Jun. 2024

Section

Performance and Gender I

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