Culture in Quarantine
English + Español
During the Covid-19 pandemic, cultural institutions suffered long closures. In South American countries, these institutions will not only require greater economic solvency, but also the…
Theme: Performing Arts
My cry into the world
English + Español
It was September 20, 2019. “One hundred, two hundred, three hundred, four hundred….” That was how we felt and that was how we counted in the face of the irremediable absences provoked…
“Axé, Capoeira!”
Abby “Dendê” Rehard is a Ph.D. student in Musicology at Florida State University. Since she first encountered the sounds of the Portuguese language and samba drumming in 2010, her research interests have centered in Afro-Brazilian movement and music forms like…
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A Window to Latin America
Everybody knows that doors either block your entrance or invite, depending on if they are closed or open. But windows are different, like eyes, are meant to look out onto the world. Some windows are open, others closed; some are forever broken, others reflect bright lights…
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Exile Music
Novels about the Holocaust and Jewish survival span countries and languages and audiences of all ages. Such stories tend to be told against a European or United States background. Rarely does a novel involve European Jewish refugees who found sanctuary in Latin…
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