Passinho, dancinha, voguing, samba, hip-hop and other styles of urban dance are the favourite playground and laboratory for Brazilian youngsters, eager to express their thirst for life and desire for freedom. Alice Ripoll echoes this in her previous pieces titled Suave and Cria. At the intersection of political analysis and poetic experience comes Zona Franca (zone franche) which steps beyond passinho and combines contact dance, theatre, innovative vocals and folk dances from northern and north-eastern Brazil. As an extension of her work, Alice Ripoll creates a space where both performers and audiences can find freedom, at a time when darker areas are growing across the world: areas of social, economic and political struggle. After years of agony, it’s time for rebirth...
Coproduction Festival de Marseille
