Carolina Abbott Galvão

1 week ago | americasquarterly.org | Carolina Abbott Galvão

Reading Time: 3 minutesIn Amazonian folklore, the boto-cor-de-rosa, or pink river dolphin, is a magical, shape-shifting creature, who at night emerges from the water and turns into a handsome man clad in a white suit and white hat. It is considered sacred, and so should not be killed, or eaten, or even gazed upon. The Brazilian artist Adriana Varejão’s exhibition at New York’s Hispanic Society, Don’t Forget, We Come From the Tropics, breaks that last rule.

Oct 9, 2024 | culturebot.org | Carolina Abbott Galvão

How Jérôme Bel remade himself in Etcetera The French choreographer Jérôme Bel is a white man in his late fifties. He has a round hairline, a salt and pepper beard, and brown, downturned eyes. “My name is Jérôme Bel,” a performer says in the first few minutes of his self-titled show at L’Alliance’s Florence Gould theater, which opened the French institute’s Crossing the Line festival last Friday.

Jun 26, 2024 | sanjuandailystar.com | Carolina Abbott Galvão

By Carolina Abbott GalvâoTen years ago, cellist and experimental composer Mabe Fratti came across a strange painting by Paul Klee. “Angelus Novus” depicts an angel, wings splayed, eyes wide open, who looks as though he is about to flutter away from whatever he is looking at. “It’s a metaphor for history,” she said, video calling from her friend’s living room couch in Berlin.

Nov 30, 2023 | eltiempo.com | Carolina Abbott Galvão

Cuando la cantante española María José Llergo habla de flamenco, a menudo suena como si estuviera describiendo algo que brota bajo sus pies. “El género tiene sus raíces en mi tierra”, dijo desde su casa en las afueras de Madrid. Creciendo en la Andalucía rural, donde nació el flamenco, Llergo se interesó por primera vez en la música mientras observaba a su abuelo trabajar en su granja. “Lo recuerdo rastrillando la tierra, regando las plantas y cantando —desde tangos hasta boleros”, dijo.

Oct 24, 2023 | drudge-report.net | Carolina Abbott Galvão

This Spanish singer’s debut, “Ultrabelleza,” experiments with a signature genre of her Andalusian homeland, creating an unexpected homage. Read More