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Brazilian Bodies and Their Choreographies of Identification

Swing Nation

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  1. Cristina F. Rosa
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Part of the book series: New World Choreographies (NWC)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction: Choreographing Ideas

    1. Introduction: Choreographing Ideas

      • Cristina F. Rosa
      Pages 1-20

  3. Understanding Ginga

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 21-21
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    2. Decoding the Ginga Aesthetic

      • Cristina F. Rosa
      Pages 23-43

    3. Historicizing Ginga

      • Cristina F. Rosa
      Pages 44-69

  4. Analyzing Ginga

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 71-71
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    2. Understanding the Presence of Ginga in Samba Circles

      • Cristina F. Rosa
      Pages 73-94

    3. Investigating the Articulation of Ginga in Capoeira Angola

      • Cristina F. Rosa
      Pages 95-121

    4. What is it about the Baiana?

      • Cristina F. Rosa
      Pages 122-148

  5. Staging Ginga

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 149-149
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    2. Brazilian Bodies and Nationalism in Dance

      • Cristina F. Rosa
      Pages 151-175

    3. What is it about Grupo Corpo?

      • Cristina F. Rosa
      Pages 176-201

  6. Conclusion: The Pride and Shame of Being a Swing Nation

    1. Conclusion: The Pride and Shame of Being a Swing Nation

      • Cristina F. Rosa
      Pages 202-221

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 222-281
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About this book

Brazilian Bodies, and their Choreographies of Identification retraces the presence of a particular way of swaying the body that, in Brazil, is commonly known as ginga . Cristina Rosa its presence across distinct and specific realms: samba-de-roda (samba-in-a-circle) dances, capoeira angola games, and the repertoire of Grupo Corpo.

About the author

Cristina F. Rosa is a native of Brazil who migrated to the US in 1996. She is currently a full-time faculty lecturer in dance at Tufts University. Her research interests include the intersection of embodiment, knowledge production, and processes of identification. She has been published in TDR and e-misférica. She previously taught in the US at Reed College, the University of California, Riverside, the Florida State University, and the California Institute of the Arts. She has also served as a research fellow at Freie Universität Berlin's International Research Center 'Interweaving Performance Cultures' (Germany, 2012-13). She earned her PhD from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Brazilian Bodies and Their Choreographies of Identification

  • Book Subtitle: Swing Nation

  • Authors: Cristina F. Rosa

  • Series Title: New World Choreographies

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137462275

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Theatre & Performance Collection, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2015

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-46226-8Published: 26 August 2015

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-46227-5Published: 26 August 2015

  • Series ISSN: 2730-9266

  • Series E-ISSN: 2730-9274

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 281

  • Topics: Performing Arts, Dance, Arts

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