In search of national identity: dancing maracatu, samba, macumba, and frevo on Rio de Janeiro stages (1930-1940)

Authors

  • Karla Guilherme Carloni

Abstract

During the first Getúlio Vargas administration (1930-1945), the city of Rio de Janeiro has staged dance performances by dancers with classical training, both Brazilian and foreign, inspired by aspects of indigenous, Brazilian country (sertaneja), and black cultures. Authoritarian nationalism, modernist thinking, and innovations in dance itself both in Brazil and worldwide influenced exchanges between European and Brazilian popular dance expressions, as well as the search for an aesthetic that would represent the “mestizo body”. The National Theater Service (SNT - Serviço Nacional de Teatro), the Rio de Janeiro Municipal Theater, and the city’s casinos took important initiatives. This rich cultural experience was also influenced by its context, which included WWII and the US cultural policy.

Keywords: Getúlio Vargas administration (1930-1945); dance; cultural exchange.

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Author Biography

Karla Guilherme Carloni

Doutora em História pela Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF). Professora do Departamento de História e do Programa de Pós-graduação em História da UFF. Autora, entre outros livros, de Marechal Lott: a opção das esquerdas

Published

2016-05-06

How to Cite

Carloni, K. G. (2016). In search of national identity: dancing maracatu, samba, macumba, and frevo on Rio de Janeiro stages (1930-1940). ArtCultura, 16(29). Retrieved from https://seer.ufu.br/index.php/artcultura/article/view/34265