Victories of black theater groups are the highlight of the Shell Award
Victories of black theater groups are the highlight of the Shell Award Note from BW of Brazil: What a night! In some ways, as the […]
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Black thought in Belo Horizonte: Groups in Minas Gerais capital city dedicate themselves to research in black theater
All photos taken from the spectacular O Negro, a Flor e o Rosário Note from BW of Brazil: Black theater is a genre that is very […]
Echoes that don’t stop: Black theater redraws new scenario
Note from BW of Brazil: The topic of black Brazilian theater is something that we cover from time to time here on the blog. As […]
Increase of Blacks at Curitiba Festival Exposes Racism in Theater
Increase of blacks at Curitiba Festival exposes racism in theater Celebrated by the artists, the growth of black men and women at the Festival also […]
The musical ‘Elza’ about the life of the ‘Brazilian Tina Turner’, Elza Soares, wins theater awards; question remains: Where are Brazil’s black women superstars?
Note from BW of Brazil: Last April, in an article about musician/singer Júlia Dias, the mention of a musical about the life and career of […]
Theater piece “Esperança na Revolta” (Hope in the Revolt), an all-black production, takes stories of resistance to the stage in Rio de Janeiro
Note from BW of Brazil: While it may still be true that the “revolution won’t be televised”, you CAN get a nice glimpse of it […]
Theater piece “Lotus” presents solitude of the black woman and the struggle to secure a long-lasting relationship; spectacular comes to the stage in Rio de Janeiro on November 16th
Theater piece “Lotus” presents solitude of the black woman and the struggle to secure a long-lasting relationship; spectacular comes to the stage in Rio de […]
Coletivo Preto, Black Collective, a theater group composed of four black actors, is bringing a fresh perspective of black art to stages in Rio de Janeiro
Coletivo Preto, Black Collective, a theater group composed of four black actors, is bringing a fresh perspective of black art to stages in Rio de […]
Black Artistic Front expo presents shows, dance, theater and fair with Afro-entrepreneurs in Rio
Note from BW of Brazil: Yet another initiative that aims to promote the work of black artists and entrepreneurs. We’ve been seeing these sort of […]
With the release of documentary ‘The Case of the Wrong Man’, Camila de Moraes becomes first black woman director in 34 years to have film released in commercial theater – What took so long?
Note from BW of Brazil: The work and importance of black Brazilians filmmakers is yet another area that is very important to this blog. Afro-Brazilians […]
Fists up!! Members of Afro-Brazilian intellectual debate group fill mall movie theater to watch Black Panther; pride, cheers and emotion symbolize the whole night
Note from BW of Brazil: After all of the hype and anticipation of the premier of the Marvel film Black Panther in São Paulo, I’m […]
Debate “Black women in resistance and mobilization for human rights” packs Cine Odeon theater in Rio for discussion on violence and the black population
Note from BW of Brazil: The disrespect and disregard for the lives of African descendants is an issue that affects us all, whether we are […]
300 women from the ‘Negras Empoderadas’ (Empowered Black Women) network come together in a São Paulo movie theater to watch ‘Hidden Figures’
Note from BW of Brazil: They did it!! I first brought you the organizing of this event a few weeks back. A growing network of […]
Theater piece ‘Trem de Minas’ generates controversy with usage of ‘blackface’; black activists protest, issue manifesto: theater discontinues usage of makeup
Note from BW of Brazil: Ya know, this is getting to be very predictable. A white person or group of white people don blackface, black […]
