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cosmoperceptions of the forest
ORIGINAL TITLE: cosmopercepções da floresta
ARTIST: João Paulo Lima Barreto, Sandra Nanayna, Larissa Ye’padiho Mota Duarte (Tukano), Anita Ekman and Renata Tupinambá in colaboração com Sunná Máret
50 min | Age Rating: All Ages
21/3, Friday, 7pm
PLACE: Centro Cultural São Paulo
SYNOPSIS
This performance and sound immersion take indigenous and traditional territories in South America and Europe as their starting point. This meeting of Indigenous cultures from the Amazon (Tukano and Uitoto), the Atlantic Forest (Tupinambá, Guarani, and Maxacali), and the Sámi territory in Finland (Sápmi) unfolds through the body and music, highlighting their importance in shaping diverse worldviews. On stage, the artists create an immersive space where music, singing, and spoken word serve as a bridge between the tropical forests of South America and the Boreal Forest in Europe, inviting the audience to imagine the existence of matriarchal worlds based on care and exchange.
ABOUT THE PROJECT
This event is part of the cosmoperceptions of the forest project by the Goethe-Institut. It is inspired by ongoing initiatives in Indigenous and traditional territories across South America and Europe that work to regenerate relationships between multiple species—both human and non-human—based on the ways of life of forest peoples. From this perspective, the forest is more than just a “biome” it is a body-territory that enables new ways of thinking and world-making.
BACKGROUND
João Paulo Lima Barreto is an Indigenous Ye’pa Mahsã (Tukano) anthropologist, professor at the Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM), and founder of the Bahserikowi Indigenous Medicine Center.
Sandra Nanayna is an Indigenous Tariano actress (Dyroá clan) and singer of Hãn dê Hãn dê, the women’s chant of the Tukano people. She has worked in theater since 2003, taking on leading roles in defense of Indigenous women.
Larissa Ye’padiho Mota Duarte is a visual artist, ceramicist, and filmmaker who explores the ancestral aesthetics of Ye’pa Mahsã (Tukano) women to amplify their presence in the Rio Negro region (AM).
Anita Ekman is an artist and curator of the Cosmoperceptions of the Forest project, which promotes performances in archaeological sites and museums, emphasizing the role of women in forest histories.
Renata Tupinambá is a journalist, producer, poet, consultant, curator, screenwriter, and visual artist. For 15 years, she has worked on the dissemination of Indigenous cultures through projects and ethnocommunication.
Sunná Máret is a Sámi artist, curator, storyteller, and DJ from Anár, Sápmi. Her work focuses on intergenerational and community healing.
CREDITS
Concept and script: Anita Ekman, João Paulo Lima Barreto, and Sandra Nanayna
Art direction: Larissa Ye’padiho Mota Duarte
Performance: Sandra Nanayna
Sound performance: Renata Tupinambá
Scenography: Studio Curva
Special guest: Sunná Máret
This presentation is part of the cosmoperceptions of the forest project, organized by the Goethe-Institut in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Colombia, Finland and Germany
