Dori Nigro
Serei/Afrodiaspórica
- 22.11 — 23.11 2025
- Performances
- Carpintarias de São Lázaro
- 5€
- ages 6+
Dressed to honour their roots and wings, Afro-diasporic bodies walk the runway with dreams of plural futures.
In Serei/Afrodiaspórica, Dori Nigro invokes autobiographical memories and Afro-American mythologies to weave together a vivid celebration of Black ancestrality — emblazoned with spirituality, dreams and resistence.
Drawing on the aesthetics of a runway show, but keeping its feet firmly on the ground, the piece suggests a path towards the future. Not a future to be chased after, but one that is constructed from the present, while looking to the past.
Serei/Afrodiaspórica is also a tribute to Black dressmaking in the diaspora — a fresh encounter with the fabrics, forms and gestures that have been appropriated yet in the many bodies of the Black diaspora. Set to the sound of the berimbau, afoxé and other Portuguese Afrodiasporic instruments, this runway is a place for dance, fashion and ancestral tradition. It becomes a place for affirming the Black bodies who occupy this stage; their memories, desires and future.
Incense is used during the performance.
Primarily standing room. Limited seating available.
Credits
Created by Dori Nigro Co-created by, costumes Paulo Pinto Tailors Ceciliana Barreto, Elaje Mane, Lass Bary (in memoriam) Seamstress Manuela Santos, Estela Santos Make-up Paulo Pinto, Vinicius Armstrong Performed by Celise Manuel, Geandry Péres, Cleo Diára, Isabél Zuaa, Jorge Cipriano, ROD, Tony Omolu, Luan Okun, Ana Tica, Vivian Andreozzi, Ângela Guerreiro, Isabel Manuel Jacinto aka Isabel Batata Doce, Jorge Taylor, Melissa Rodrigues, Bàbálòrìsà, Pedro Barbosa Sound design DIDI Sound creation in lorubá Amannda Mattos Voice-over in lorubá Caroline Odeyale Food Tia Helena Pictures tbc External eyes Raquel Lima, Sonia Sobral, Wura Moraes, Melissa Rodrigues Production Alkantara Residencies CAMPUS Paulo Cunha e Silva, CRL - Central Elétrica, LÁRòyè Co-produced by DDD - Festival Dias Da Dança
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Dori Nigro is a performer and educator. Originally from Pernambuco (Brazil), he became involved in the arts through community amateur theatre and accessed his studies through racial quota policies. He is currently doing research for his doctorate in Contemporary Art at the University of Coimbra. He completed a master’s in Contemporary Art Practices; a specialization in Art Education; a bachelor's degree in Social Communication and a degree in Pedagogy. He is a member of the Tuia de Artifícios collective and of the União Negra das Artes (UNA).