Masks, performance and tradition: local identities and global context

Masks, performance and tradition: local identities and global context

Winter mask performances are an important cultural tradition in Northeastern Portugal. In Carnival, a particular kind of mask performance – Caretos – makes quite impressive appearances in Podence, a rural parish of Trás-os-Montes. In the context of the transformation that Portugal has undergone in t...

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Auteur principal: Raposo, Paulo
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Publié: Etnográfica 2022
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spelling openedition-oai:revues.org:etnografica_4607 https://doi.org/10.4000/etnografica.4607 urn:doi:10.4000/etnografica.4607 en https://journals.openedition.org/etnografica/4607 2022-03-29T02:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/g1r5 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Masks, performance and tradition: local identities and global context Etnográfica Centro em Rede de Investigação em Antropologia info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2182-2891 info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/0873-6561 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/etnografica Raposo, Paulo Winter mask performances are an important cultural tradition in Northeastern Portugal. In Carnival, a particular kind of mask performance – Caretos – makes quite impressive appearances in Podence, a rural parish of Trás-os-Montes. In the context of the transformation that Portugal has undergone in the last decades, the semantic fields of these performances — presently rescued from their announced decline — have been greatly enlarged. They are now strongly connected to contemporary realities and characterized by multiple interpretations, which often provide the public stage for the affirmation and negotiation of local identities in post-rural Portugal. Drawing on the specific features of Podence's Caretos, the article discusses the cultural landscapes that emerge from these post-modern entanglements and transformations within folk culture. No Nordeste português, as performances de mascarados de Inverno são uma importante tradição cultural. Durante o Carnaval, um tipo específico de performance de máscaras — os caretos —faz espectaculares aparições em Podence, uma aldeia rural em Trás-os-Montes. No contexto das transformações que tiveram lugar em Portugal nas últimas décadas, os campos semânticos destas performances - que são agora resgatadas de uma anunciada decadência — tornaram-se muito mais abrangentes. Estão hoje relacionados com realidades contemporâneas e caracterizam-se por múltiplas interpretações que são muitas vezes o palco para a afirmação e negociação de identidades locais num Portugal pós-rural. Este artigo tem por objectivo discutir, com base nas particularidades dos caretos de Podence, as paisagens culturais que surgem no seio da cultura popular a partir destas misturas e transformações pós-modernas.
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description Winter mask performances are an important cultural tradition in Northeastern Portugal. In Carnival, a particular kind of mask performance – Caretos – makes quite impressive appearances in Podence, a rural parish of Trás-os-Montes. In the context of the transformation that Portugal has undergone in the last decades, the semantic fields of these performances — presently rescued from their announced decline — have been greatly enlarged. They are now strongly connected to contemporary realities and characterized by multiple interpretations, which often provide the public stage for the affirmation and negotiation of local identities in post-rural Portugal. Drawing on the specific features of Podence's Caretos, the article discusses the cultural landscapes that emerge from these post-modern entanglements and transformations within folk culture.
author Raposo, Paulo
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Masks, performance and tradition: local identities and global context
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title Masks, performance and tradition: local identities and global context
title_short Masks, performance and tradition: local identities and global context
title_full Masks, performance and tradition: local identities and global context
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