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At the dawn of the 20th century, “exotic” dance, linked to colonization, conveys racist stereotypes and with them, the myth of the “animal” or “erotic” dancer. But these dances reveal resolutely new gestures, sources of inspiration for the avant-garde choreographers.

Thus, Raphaëlle Delaunay, a dancer at the Paris Opera who later joined the greatest contemporary companies, reinterprets in her choreographies the black dances to “appropriate this memory and this story”.

Source: Corps Rebelles

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