The phenomenon that challenges tradition

the lived conflict unfolding at the Parintins Folk Festival

Abstract

This article seeks to examine the insertion and growth of urban dance styles within the artistic dance compositions of the Parintins Bois, at the expense of other traditional folk dances, as a repertoire and creative vocabulary for the choreographic works presented in the festival arena. The authors’ autoethnographic account and bibliographic references by Socorro S. Batalha, Irian Butel, Vivian Catenacci, and Rodney William are used as a basis for reflection and discussion of the ideas developed throughout the text. Through this work, we aim to contribute to studies and research in dance and the socio-historical and cultural documentation of the processes and dynamics of Afro-Indigenous popular culture in northern Brazil.