Swinguerra

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Things become heated between rival groups of dancers in the swirling Swinguerra, a play on words with the dance swingueira and the word guerra (war). The dancers are generally non-binary – an implicit commentary on the repression the current president of Brazil. The power of Swinguerra lies in its nuanced exploration of social injustice and systematic oppression. While the film and its cast are not declarative in their political stances, the performances and the narrative build a striking atmosphere of resilience and resistance. The film achieves its unique dynamism through Wagner and de Burca’s careful and direct collaboration with the performers at each stage of production. Their multi-layered and non-hierarchical consideration of perspectives welcomes expertise and input from all dancers and crew equally. What results is a merging of reality and fiction, the stage and the street. The filming itself is steady and focused, giving the movement of the dancers full and dedicated attention, enhancing the strength of their performances and personhood. Wagner and de Burca not only value the aesthetics of the dance forms they document but also underscore the social factors such as race, gender and economics by which the performers are ‘defined’ outside of the film.

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