Exu Steps on the Single-Branch Stump: performance and performativity in Exu

This paper discusses performativity and performance through an analogy with the orixá Exu and the Exus entities. The field research and participant observation in Candomblé and giras of Exu allowed for an in-depth reflection. Experiences as an Omorixá Exu allows us to approach the terreiro and the crossroads as a knowledge production space. Our understanding of performance is broadened due to the contributions and influences of the African diaspora. We conclude that performativity/Exu and performance/Exus cannot be subjugated to universalist and standardizing views. The crossroads is a space with the capacity of pointing out paths that contribute to the understanding of Black performances and corporealities.

Keywords:
Exu; Exus; Performance and Performativity; Afro Performance; Crossroads Body

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Genilson Leite da Silva

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro – UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro/RJ – BrazilUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro – UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro/RJ – BrazilUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro – UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro/RJ – Brazil

Genilson Leite da Silva holds a Master's degree in Art from the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), a Bachelor’s degree in Dance from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and is an undergraduate student in Physical Education at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7098-7125 Email: genilson.leite@hotmail.com

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7098-7125

Mirian Bárbara Miralles Torres

Mirian Bárbara Miralles Torres holds a Bachelor’s degree in Dance Theory from the Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). She graduated in Contemporary Dance and Cuban Folk Dances at the Escola Nacional de Arte de Cuba (ENA) 2009-2013. ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0943-2593 Email: somentemirian@gmail.com

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0943-2593

Simonne Silva Alves

Simonne Silva Alves is a graduate student in the Master's Program in Social Anthropology at the Museu Nacional (UFRJ). She has a Bachelor’s degree in Dance from the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (2019). She is the coordinator and creator of the Mulheres ao Vento Project (MAV). An artist and activist, she works in social projects focused on body health and topics relevant to Afro-Brazilian culture, as well as on gender relations and Black feminisms. She is the vocalist and composer of the Afro-Brazilian music and percussion research group Ewà PADE. ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0898-9290 Email: mony17vip@hotmail.com

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8360-2522

Tiago Sá Leitão dos Santos

Tiago Sá Leitão dos Santos is a PhD student in Social Anthropology at the Museu Nacional (MN) – Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). He holds Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Music from the Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE); his undergraduate studies focused on musicology/ethnomusicology. ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0898-9290 Email: tiagosls2@hotmail.com

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0898-9290

Mirta Bárbara Torres Berdeguez

Mirta Bárbara Torres Berdeguez conducts postdoctoral studies in Nuclear Engineering in the Nuclear Engineering Program of the Instituto Alberto Luiz Coimbra de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Engenharia at the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). She holds a PhD in Nuclear Sciences from UFRJ (2016); a Master’s degree in Nuclear Physics from the Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz (UESC), Ilhéus, Bahia (2012); a Bachelor’s degree in Nuclear Engineering from the Instituto Superior de Tecnologías y Ciencias Aplicadas (InsTec), Cuba (1992); and a Bachelor’s degree in Physics from UESC (2012). ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0466-9479 Email: mberdeguez@nuclear.ufrj.br

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0466-9479

Genilson Leite da Silva holds a Master's degree in Art from the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), a Bachelor’s degree in Dance from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and is an undergraduate student in Physical Education at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7098-7125 Email: genilson.leite@hotmail.com

Mirian Bárbara Miralles Torres holds a Bachelor’s degree in Dance Theory from the Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). She graduated in Contemporary Dance and Cuban Folk Dances at the Escola Nacional de Arte de Cuba (ENA) 2009-2013. ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0943-2593 Email: somentemirian@gmail.com

Simonne Silva Alves is a graduate student in the Master's Program in Social Anthropology at the Museu Nacional (UFRJ). She has a Bachelor’s degree in Dance from the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (2019). She is the coordinator and creator of the Mulheres ao Vento Project (MAV). An artist and activist, she works in social projects focused on body health and topics relevant to Afro-Brazilian culture, as well as on gender relations and Black feminisms. She is the vocalist and composer of the Afro-Brazilian music and percussion research group Ewà PADE. ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0898-9290 Email: mony17vip@hotmail.com

Tiago Sá Leitão dos Santos is a PhD student in Social Anthropology at the Museu Nacional (MN) – Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). He holds Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Music from the Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE); his undergraduate studies focused on musicology/ethnomusicology. ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0898-9290 Email: tiagosls2@hotmail.com

Mirta Bárbara Torres Berdeguez conducts postdoctoral studies in Nuclear Engineering in the Nuclear Engineering Program of the Instituto Alberto Luiz Coimbra de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Engenharia at the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). She holds a PhD in Nuclear Sciences from UFRJ (2016); a Master’s degree in Nuclear Physics from the Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz (UESC), Ilhéus, Bahia (2012); a Bachelor’s degree in Nuclear Engineering from the Instituto Superior de Tecnologías y Ciencias Aplicadas (InsTec), Cuba (1992); and a Bachelor’s degree in Physics from UESC (2012). ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0466-9479 Email: mberdeguez@nuclear.ufrj.br

Editor-in-charge: Celina Nunes de Alcântara

This original paper, translated by Edson Seda (Tikinet Ltda), is also published in Portuguese in this issue of the journal

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[1] Genilson Leite da Silva holds a Master's degree in Art from the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), a Bachelor’s degree in Dance from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and is an undergraduate student in Physical Education at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7098-7125 Email: genilson.leite@hotmail.com