Atlantic Narratives: in search of the black bixa theater
Black Theater; Afro-Fabulation, Black Bixa, Black Narratives.
Based on the analysis of the staging of the shows Madame Satã and Afronte Akulobee performed by Coletivo Teatro da Queda, the work presents possible discussions at a crossroads between the scenic arts; gender and sexuality studies; and ethnic-racial relations in the stager's formation process. The dissertation reflects on different possibilities of self-writing, through the bodies of black bixas as devices for an Afro-fabulation – a concept proposed by Tavia Nyong'o that indicates the exercise of fable beyond representation: inventing, forging genealogies, affiliations, temporalities, images, files, events and make them a powerful scenic expression strategy.