Brazilian choreographer Lia Rodrigues enchants and intrigues with 'Encantado'
- 2 years ago
In her hands, dance is an act of activism. Lia Rodrigues has been using movement for more than 40 years to break down barriers, put art within everyone's reach and argue – lyrically and persuasively – for more inclusion and diversity. The choreographer and dancer is a special guest at Paris's Festival d'Automne, where she's staging "Encantado", a hypnotic journey into a world of spiritualism and movement.
She tells us about working in Rio de Janeiro's Maré favela at the dance centre she founded, the creative solutions she deploys to bring her dance projects to the stage and the threat to Brazil's indigenous culture posed by the current government.
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She tells us about working in Rio de Janeiro's Maré favela at the dance centre she founded, the creative solutions she deploys to bring her dance projects to the stage and the threat to Brazil's indigenous culture posed by the current government.
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