Black Popular Culture and Subalternity: an analysis of the Zumbi spectacle by João das Neves
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João das Neves. Black Popular Culture. Postcolonial. Political Theater. Arena Theater.Abstract
This article comments on the analysis of the play Zumbi (2012) (Zombies) by João das Neves, a production inspired in Arena conta Zumbi (1965) by Boal and Guarnieri, presenting the problems related to contemporaneous matters in the perspective of the slavery past and current political scenario in Brazil, which resulted in the current moment of the restriction of democratic rights. Then, it develops comments on themes such as the postcolonial conditions, which permeate the relations downtown / periphery (neighborhoods), and cultural interchange; and subaltern narratives that aim to bring to the spotlight narratives dissonant to official narratives. Lastly, the article, thus, seeks to work in this manner the Zumbi play analysis in the light of black popular culture, highlighting the political dimension contained in the 2012 staging.Downloads
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