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Estar uma Árvore

“I honor all the women of my country.

I honor all the women of the whole world.

Because we are trees rooted in this sacred land and we have the power to heal the world.

We have the power to heal the world!
We are empowered in the struggle!
Receive the sacred energy of all the women here, because we are sacred.

And make this moment something that gives value to your body, your soul, your essence

and all the blood that circulates within you.

Because we are earth, we are leaves, we are wind, we are all the power of the universe.

We are women of the universe.

We are women reforesting minds for the healing of the earth.

We are warriors of ancestry in a collective process.

We are collective.” 

                                                                                                         Shirley Krenak

 


Performance-Installation (work in process), conceived, directed and performed by Thaís Medeiros.

 

The work “Estar uma Árvore” was inspired by the text by indigenous activist Shirley Krenak and her culture, as well as poems and personal experiences related to the same theme. It is a scenic experience that seeks to create a dialogue and interweave the poetics of theater with the visual arts.


The project was selected under the mentorship of Florentina Holzinger, “Bodies in Action” and was presented at Forecast Forum 7 - Audacious Minds, - July 2022 in Berlin, Germany.

CREDITS

Estar uma Árvore
Concept and performance: Thaís Medeiros
Text and voice: Shirley Krenak
Photographs: Julia Pontés
Musician: Ivan Medeiros
Audio mixing: Sidnei Souza
Production: Galeria Gruta Collective
Support: Farmaplast, MWR Group and Artsy Club Studio
Photo: Camille Blake
Video: Stephan Talneau

© 2021 by Coletivo Galeria Gruta.

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