Introduction: Choreographing Ideas -- PART I: UNDERSTANDING GINGA -- 1. Decoding Ginga Aesthetic -- 2. Historicizing Ginga -- PART II: ANALYSING GINGA -- 3. Understanding the Presence of Ginga in Samba Circles -- 4. Investigating the Articulation of Ginga in Capoeira Angola -- 5. What is it about the Baiana? -- PART III: STAGING GINGA -- 6. Brazilian Bodies and Nationalism in Dance -- 7. What is it about Grupo Corpo? -- Conclusion: The Pride and Shame of being a Swing Nation.
Summary:
"Brazilian Bodies and their Choreographies of Identification retraces a method of swaying the body, particular to Brazil, which is commonly known as ginga. The book combines historiography and ethnography with movement analysis using a set of analytical tools compiled and tailored from distinct disciplines. As such, Cristina F. Rosa creates a 'toolbox' to map, more specifically, the presence of this polycentric and polyrhythmic system across distinct and specific realms: samba-de-roda (samba-in-a-circle) dances, capoeira angola games, and the repertoire of Grupo Corpo, a contemporary dance company based in Belo Horizonte (MG). This fascinating book examines how ginga functions at the bodily level, the multiple roles it assumes in each of these realms, and the effects that it mobilizes through choreographed and/or improvised movements, gestures, and intentions. It is an important resource for all scholars and students of international dance"-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.