Sombreiro

“How might shadow be manipulated and culturally constructed in dance performances?” This question motivated the development of the solo Sombreiro (2018). The choreography investigates the potential of lighting design to foreground shadow in a dance performance. Sombreiro is one of the results of a Ph.D. practice-led research in Dance developed at the University of Chichester (UK). The Ph.D. was funded by the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES, Brazil).

Sombreiro emerged from a series of experiments conducted in a studio over three years examining the possibilities of shadows to be created by and in interaction with a dancer. The physicality and dynamics of shadows were key principles of the research. In addition, a concept of cultural shadow, which does not relate directly to a visible shadow, but rather to the behaviour of people, inspired the creation of the solo. The theoretical framework that shaped the study includes texts by psychologist Carl Gustav Jung (1954, 1945) and Jungian specialists (Casement 2006, Stevens 1994 and Bernstein 1992).

Team:
Choreographer, Dancer and Lighting Designer – Flaviana Xavier Antunes Sampaio;
Music – Gyula Csapó

Team Flaviana Xavier Antunes Sampaio (Brazil)