O cotidiano e o reflexo das tradições culturais presentes nos corpos negros das filhas de Oxum

Abstract

The daily life of black women initiated in the religion of Candomblé is permeated by meanings that descend from a specific Brazilian history, which express cultural meanings in society. To reflect the contemporary social context from the perspectives of these women, this research focused on knowing the daily life and reflection of the traditions and cultural elements present in the black bodies of Oxum's daughters, performing an artistic production in Contemporary Dance inspired by the narratives and body-territory relationship of these women. Being as a qualitative approach, the research methodology uses Oral History through semi-structured interviews conducted individually and in a focus group, and daily field use. For artistic creation, the Dancer-Researcher-Interpreter (BPI) was the method chosen for conducting dance research; elaborated by Graziela Rodrigues, this type of study is based on its relationship with Brazilian culture. This research is based on the concepts of Daily Life (HELLER, 2004), Ancestry (OLIVEIRA, 2005, 2016), territorial-body (MIRANDA, 2020), Gender (OYĚWÙMÍ, 2004; 2021), Popular Culture (HALL, 2013) and Empowerment (BERTH, 2019). Each methodological stage of this research is documented through photos, audios and videos, gathering information for the development of this project. The results of the research bring the presence of cultural elements that permeate the daily life of black women daughters of Oxum, with discussions about the ancestral link of these women with their black female bodies in promoting their empowerment processes, which inspired the dramaturgy of the work, a solo in contemporary dance.