Luiz Augusto Barbosa

Luiz Augusto Barbosa (known as Luiz de Abreu) was born in Minas Gerais and discovered dance in the 1960s through the rituals of the Afro-Brazilian Umbanda religion. A choreographer and performer, he graduated from the Angel Vianna School of Contemporary Dance in Rio de Janeiro and earned a master’s degree from the University of Uberlândia in Minas Gerais. Focusing mainly on exploring stereotypes related to the black body, his work has been presented in France, Germany, Portugal, Croatia, Cuba, Spain and Brazil, where he lives and works. Her performance O Samba do Crioulo Doido is part of the Centre Pompidou’s video dance collection.