Walking through the personal and the collective, combining the subjectivity and politics of this crossing, the creators and performers of Aurora Negra materialize in their bodies several racist and misogynist situations that they and other black women still experience in Portugal and in the world.

The artists invest in music, dance, and sound registers to describe their memories and dreams and reaffirm their individualities permeated by ancestry, desires, and frustrations. On stage, they respond to stereotypes and cliches about the black female body, using humor and anger. Cleo, Isabél, and Nádia tell their own stories speaking Creole, Chokwe, and Portuguese, sticking the black body on the stage claiming its space in performing arts. Together, they retake and embody the famous phrase of the Brazilian writer Juliana Borges: "A happy black woman is a revolutionary act."

Cleo Diára
Born in Cabo Verde, the actress studied in Lisbon to where she moved in her childhood.  She participated in plays by Rogério de Carvalho and Mónica Calle, among other directors and filmmakers like Gabriel Abrantes, Daniel Schmidt, and Pedro Cabeleira.

Isabél Zuaa
Portuguese actress and performer with origins in Guinea-Bissau and Angola. In Portugal and Brazil, she walks through dance, cinema, and theater projects. She has collaborated with artists like Marcelo Gomes, Juliana Rojas, and Jeferson De, among others.

Nádia Yracema
Born in Angola and raised and graduated in Law in Portugal. She was directed by the Moroccan choreographer Bouchra Ouizguen, the French choreographer Emmanuelle Huynh, and the Franco-German director Matthias Langhoff, among other famous directors.

CREDITS
Art direction, creation and interpretation: Cleo Diára, Isabél Zuaa and Nádia Yracema
Scenography: Tony Cassanelli
Costumes: José Capela
Lighting design and video: Felipe Drehmer
Sound design and original composition: Carolina Varela and Yaw Tembe
Production: Cama A. C.
Production director: Maria Tsukamoto
Coproduction: Centro Cultural Vila Flor, O Espaço do Tempo, Teatro Viriato, TNDM II
Production in Brazil: Pedro de Freitas – Périplo Produções

11/24 Wednesday 9:00 pm  
YouTube @SescSP
Duration: 90 min
Parental guidance: 14 years

Winning show of the second edition of Amélia Rey Colaço Scholarship. Partnership with Centro Cultural Vila Flor, in Guimarães; O Espaço do Tempo, in Montemor-o-Novo, and Teatro Viriato, in Viseu.