Èmí, Ofò, Asé: Elinga and the dance of the Mulheres do Àse

The present study aims to discuss the notion of scenic presence based on the use of principles from African-diasporic cultural practices. The reflections presented emerge from the intersection between the development of postdoctoral research entitled Elinga and the performance Mulheres do Àse. It pr...

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Autor: Santos, Lau
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
Repositorio:Revista Brasileira de Estudos da Presença
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:seer.ufrgs.br:article/102200
Acceso en línea:https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/presenca/article/view/102200
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ancestry
Decoloniality
African Diaspor
. Scenic Presence
Elinga
Presença Cênica e Praticas Performativas Afrodiaspóricas
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Sumario:The present study aims to discuss the notion of scenic presence based on the use of principles from African-diasporic cultural practices. The reflections presented emerge from the intersection between the development of postdoctoral research entitled Elinga and the performance Mulheres do Àse. It presents itself as discursive and structural basis the foundations of the Yoruba cosmogony èmí (breath of life), ofó (enchantment) and asé (vital energy) in dialogue with the concepts body-file, body-weapon, decoloniality, ritualization of the moment and scenic presence.