Dramaturgia ‘Aruanda’, de Joaquim Ribeiro: poéticas Ubuntu de um corpo aquilombado, o tempo que perfaz a ancestralidade

Abstract

With this document, I seek to enter the time that surrounds the ancestry present in Joaquim Ribeiro's Aruanda dramaturgy, in view of the poetics that I glimpse in the work, I propose a reflective reading for the aspects of the black body. Here I want to establish a dialogue based on the work Aruanda, to revisit the ideas of what Abdias Nascimento calls Quilombismo. In this way, I understand the work Aruanda as a space for reflection, which revisits the black body as a singular and unique idea of community, which transgresses society in order to tear the veil that covers us over the crossroads of life. A black body does not walk alone, it is always accompanied by its ancestry that strengthens it, being a body that molds itself on the idea and strength of the quilombo. The work Aruanda proposes a unique moment of encounter between Exu and scenic art, providing the record of a work that puts African and Afro-Brazilian culture in focus. The work Aruanda marks the beginning of the materialization of what Abdias Nascimento will call Quilombismo. Thus, I dialogue with my writing, entirely with black-skinned researchers and scholars, in order to make this document a space of quimbamento. I do not deny in any way the importance of Eurocentric texts written by white authors, since they contribute to the understanding of society as a whole. In view of this, this document is an act of resistance from the black ancestral time, which kept black habits and customs alive through orality and their daily struggles. Here, a document of poetic production is present, seeking to establish a humanly sensitive writing, having aesthetics as a plan of human value in this document and not as a slogan of beauty. The following pages are born, in view of the understanding of aesthetics, as a way of moral systematization of human behavior, through Ubuntu ethics and a body that inhabits itself. I do not intend to conclude this document, I launch all the ideas put here about ancestral time, all the text present in these pages, is just a continuation of a path that does not start here and will not end in the following pages either. This document is a conglomerate of ideas, which permeates mine and the body of every black person, who sets out in search of their ancestry and gives nuances that surround this body. Uberlândia, Agosto 02, 2022 Gratidão, Axé! O menino Pedro