O Samba — An Evening of dance, queerness, blackness and afterlifes with Luiz de Abreu and Calixto Neto

The performance will be followed by a film screening and a discussion with Calixto Neto, Luiz de Abreu, Aimee Cox, and André Lepecki, as part of DANCE ASSEMBLY: A Conversation Series 

In “O Samba do Crioulo Doido”, Calixto Neto deconstructs representations of the black body in Brazilian culture and associations to eroticism and exoticism. A response to the urgent need to address the question of decolonialisation, the legacy of slavery and the relationships of domination it induces, the solo O Samba do Crioulo Doido, devised and danced by Luiz de Abreu before being passed on to Calixto Neto, deconstructs the representations of the black body in Brazilian culture by bringing about a shift from a body-object to a body-subject. This event is a collaboration between Ville Albertine, the Department of Performance Studies, Tisch School of the Arts,  the Department of Dance, Tisch School of the Arts, and the Center for Disability Studies at New York University. Generously supported by Ville Albertine and the Dean’s Office at Tisch School of the Artsand the Center for Research & Study at Tisch School of the Arts.

Friday, October 13, 2023 at 6:30-8:30pm | Jack Crystal Theater (111 Second Ave, 5th Fl, New York, NY 10003)

Important information for attending - please read all details carefully:

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• Visitors, including vendors and alumni, will no longer need to show proof of vaccination.  Masks are always welcome, but not required to attend this event.
• Women's restrooms are located on the 2nd & 4th floor (4th floor wheelchair accessible)
• Men's restrooms are located on the 2nd & 3rd floor (3rd floor wheelchair accessible)

If you have any additional questions regarding the event, please contact the Dance Department at tisch.dance@nyu.edu or (212) 998-1980.