Performance · 2022

As Pegadas do Kurupyra

Photo · Sarará Rodrigues

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Synopsis

Inspired by the enchanted beings of Brazilian culture, As Pegadas do Kurupyra brings African and Indigenous foundations into dialogue with breaking, music, and improvisation. The work grows from the collective’s ongoing research into ancestry and imagination.

Technical credits

Direction: Emerson Silva Oliveira, Jeff dos Santos Rodrigues, Lee Anderson Rodrigues dos Santos, Manuel Victor dos Santos Pereira, and Ricardo de Assis Ura
Choreography: Emerson Silva Oliveira, Jeff dos Santos Rodrigues, Lee Anderson Rodrigues dos Santos, Ricardo de Assis Ura, Jorge Luiz dos Santos Vicente, and Tiago Estevan Theodoro Penalva
Cast: Emerson Silva Oliveira, Jeff dos Santos Rodrigues, Lee Anderson Rodrigues dos Santos, Manuel Victor dos Santos Pereira, Ricardo de Assis Ura, and Jorge Luiz dos Santos Vicente
Photography: Sarará Rodrigues

Stage records

Photography · Sarará Rodrigues

As Pegadas do Kurupyra performer in a solo gesture — Photo · Sarará Rodrigues

Cast of As Pegadas do Kurupyra forming a circle — Photo · Sarará Rodrigues

Cast of As Pegadas do Kurupyra performing — Photo · Sarará Rodrigues

Cast portrait for As Pegadas do Kurupyra — Photo · Sarará Rodrigues

Two As Pegadas do Kurupyra performers in motion — Photo · Sarará Rodrigues

Three As Pegadas do Kurupyra performers on stage — Photo · Sarará Rodrigues

As Pegadas do Kurupyra performer on stage — Photo · Sarará Rodrigues

Details

Running time60 min

Age ratingAll ages

LanguagesBreaking, contemporary dance, and improvisation