Gira

The rites of Umbanda one of the most widely practiced Brazilborn religions which resulted from a combination of Candomblé with Catholicism and Kardecism serve as the great source of inspiration for the aesthetic scene design of Gira Exu the most human of the Orixás without whom in religions of African origin the ritual simply wont happen is the main poetic imagery which evokes the eleven musical themes especially created by Metá Metá for Gira First and foremost the artistic creators of Grupo Corpo had to delve into the universe of AfroBrazilian religions in preparation for the theme proposed by Metá Metá However the performance is far from being a mimetic representation of these syncretic rituals Instead the choreographer Rodrigo Pederneiras reconstructs the powerful glossary of gestures and movement he accessed as he experienced rites of Camdomblé as well as Umbanda particularly Exu ceremonies giras de Exu