Memories of the bodies and places of memories: the cultural Configuration of the Village of Ponta Negra under the watch of the dance of the Congos de Calçola
place; dance; memory; culture.
This research seeks to investigate the memories of the bodies intertwined with the places of memories lived by the players of Ponta Negra - Natal / RN. For the development and understanding of the research, we rely on Merleau-Ponty's Phenomenology, which is capable of revealing the theme, that is, showing what is shown and not what it seems to be, and for this we consider the phenomenological With emphasis on the Congos de Calçolas Group, which, by incorporating, constructing and rebuilding their bodies and daily actions, strive for the recognition and reaffirmation of their culture. We traveled in the Village from the experience as a researcher on the phenomenon since Graduation in Dance, and visited places of memory that, according to Maurice Halbwachs (2006), Nora (2006) are configured as the result of the constructions of social groups that determine What is memorable and the places where this memory becomes preserved.