Performing and (re-)writing women's narratives in capoeira

我正在研究妇女在卡波耶拉的经历：一种非洲裔巴西人的武术、舞蹈和音乐传统。卡波耶拉被认为起源于殖民地巴西的非洲奴隶社区，它与其他体育和艺术形式不同，因为男人和女人一起表演，互动，同时竞争。在过去的40年里，巴西和国外练习卡波耶拉舞的女学生和女教师的数量发生了革命，这对历史上以男性为中心的艺术形式的叙述提出了挑战。我的博士学位旨在记录，比较和分析在巴西和欧洲领导卡波耶拉团体的女性的新兴口头和具体叙述。这种多站点，跨文化的研究代表了创新和及时的贡献克理奥尔化，非殖民化，性能，种族和性别理论的讨论在世界范围内。我的研究结果将对卡波耶拉和非洲裔巴西音乐，文化和历史的从业者和研究人员都感兴趣。

I am researching the experiences of women in capoeira: an Afro-Brazilian martial art, dance, and musical tradition. Believed to have originated among communities of African slaves in colonial Brazil, capoeira is unique from other sports and art forms because men and women perform together, interact, and compete simultaneously. The last 40 years have seen a revolution in the number of female students and teachers practising capoeira both in Brazil and abroad, which is challenging historical male-centred narratives in the art form. My PhD aims to document, compare and analyse the emerging oral and embodied narratives of women who lead capoeira groups in Brazil and in Europe. This multi sited, cross-cultural study represents an innovative and timely contribution to discussions of creolization, decolonialization, performance, race, and gender theory worldwide. My findings will be of interest to both practitioners and researchers of capoeira and Afro-Brazilian music, culture, and history.