New Creation is a strong and touching work that draws a view of the current state of Brazil.
Internationally recognized as a refreshing innovator of hip hop, Bruno Beltrão has revolutionized the genre, deconstructing the dance form as he grapples with the changing politics of his native Brazil. Responding to the radical shift to the right and the repressive practices of the Bolsonaro administration, he ponders what happens when a political scene creates disharmony, polarises the people and limits freedom and equality.
Political realities of his homeland translate into extreme pulses of bodily energy where high jumps, head spins, somersaults, fast kicks and twirling twists build a choreographic language of physical urgency. With New Creation, Beltrão punches a hole through the thick fog of authoritarianism and uses art to drive change. As a part of the movement to stand up against the systematic censorship and brutalisation of the artistic scene in Brazil, he makes a powerful and touching work that bears witness to his country’s condition.
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