Exu Steps on the Single-Branch Stump: performance and performativity in Exu
This paper discusses performativity and performance through an analogy with the orixá Exu and the Exus entities. The field research and participant observation in Candomblé and giras of Exu allowed for an in-depth reflection. Experiences as an Omorixá Exu allows us to approach the terreiro and the c...
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| 發表在: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/rbep, |
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| 格式: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| 語言: | Anglais |
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Revista Brasileira de Estudos da Presença
2023
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| 在線閱讀: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| 總結: | This paper discusses performativity and performance through an analogy with the orixá Exu and the Exus entities. The field research and participant observation in Candomblé and giras of Exu allowed for an in-depth reflection. Experiences as an Omorixá Exu allows us to approach the terreiro and the crossroads as a knowledge production space. Our understanding of performance is broadened due to the contributions and influences of the African diaspora. We conclude that performativity/Exu and performance/Exus cannot be subjugated to universalist and standardizing views. The crossroads is a space with the capacity of pointing out paths that contribute to the understanding of Black performances and corporealities. |
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