Dori Nigro
Serei/Afrodiaspórica
- 22.11 — 23.11 2025
- Performances
- Carpintarias de São Lázaro
- 5€
- ages 6+
- 1H30
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 SantosPerformed 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 Image Eddie Oleque Fernandez 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 creator, performer, art educator, and researcher, with academic experience at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto and the College of Arts at the University of Coimbra. Since 2007, he has been dedicated to interdisciplinary artistic practices. He holds a PhD, a master’s degree, and a specialisation in contemporary art, artistic practices, and art education. He also holds a degree in pedagogy and a bachelor’s in social communication/photography. He lives and works between Portugal and Brazil, developing collaborative projects with...