PERFORMANCE
ÁGUA DE MORINGA - Sôanne Marry (Ilhéus/BA)
Água de Moringa is an expression of faith, symbolizing the purification of the soul through baths and blessings, practices deeply rooted in healing traditions and still widely recognized in many places. To break it down choreographically, the performance unfolds in three moments: the expression of faith through leaf baths, unconditional love between human beings, and purification through the blessings of women of faith. Water, one of the four essential elements of nature, is central to this theme, highlighting its life-giving force and its endangerment due to human actions.
Faith is expressed in the pilgrimage, in the weaving of a patchwork quilt where the dancers engage in gentle movements, accompanied by the poem Senhor do Tempo. This is a moment of celebration, where the body’s movements translate faith and hope. A key aspect of this dance is that the audience is invited to interpret the movements in their own way, based on their personal understanding and experiences of life.
DATE: November 4, Monday
TIME: 7 p.m.
LOCATION: Espaço Cultural – Terreiro Matamba Tombenci Neto/Gongombira, Ilhéus/BA
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
General Direction and Choreography: Sôanne Marry Loiola
Cast: Gabriellle Oliveira de Brito, Thaís Almeida de Menezes, Nândini Vitória Farani Nunes, and Sôanne Marry da Rocha Loiola
Soundtrack: Antônio Melo
Photography: Renato Droguett
Sound Operation: Érica Souza
Lighting Operation: Sirleyde Leal
Sôanne Marry Loiola
Physical Education teacher, licensed in Dance, a specialist in Higher Education Teaching and Sports Training, and the author and coordinator of the Arte-Dança Sociocultural Project, which has been awarded at the Festival Dança Conquista and Dança Costa do Cacau.