Zona Franca
Author(s):
Alice Ripoll
Company:
Cia Suave
Zona Franca, Ripoll’s latest work, echoes the aspirations of Brazilian youth at the point of transition between Presidents Bolsonaro and Lula. It is a fervent piece that tells of the hopes of a disinherited generation yearning to reinvent itself.
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.
Zona Franca takes these then steps beyond to combine contact dance, theatre, innovative vocals and folk dances from northern and north-eastern Brazil.
