Fuligem: performance negra na cena contemporânea

Abstract

This work proposes to approach the black performance in the contemporary scene from the performance entitled Fuligem, in order to reflect in a critical way on the situation of the black body in contemporary times. The artistic process started from a biographical research carried out in the Performance and Performative Theater laboratory at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (LABPerformance-UFRN). In that sense, I used an auto biographical repertoire of composition to write this monograph. Therefore, this monograph presents an art politically engaged to denounce the work situation of the Bóias-frias who live in conditions similar to slavery. With that, when looking for the material for this monograph, I made field visits at Usina São Francisco in Ceará-Mirim, RN, and documentary interviews. Then, I built an artistic process in Arte performance that involved several stages: creation of scenic fragments, photo performances and video performances.