A ciranda das mulheres quilombolas da Comunidade Caiana dos Crioulos / Alagoa Grande-PB: as canções do começo-meio-começo.

Abstract

This research focuses on the Ciranda das Mulheres Quilombolas (Quilombola Women's Dance) of the Caiana dos Crioulos Community, located in the municipality of Alagoa Grande, Paraíba. It presents three letters depicting the songs of the beginning-middle-beginning as a poetics of dance. The term was inspired by two interviews with quilombola author Antônio Bispo dos Santos (Nego Bispo), in which we narrate the grandmother, daughter, and granddaughter generations continuing the tradition of the elders of the Caiana dos Crioulos Quilombola Community. The focus of the work is mainly on the leadership of women before and after, until the creation of the Desencosta da Parede Group with Mestra Cida, who will be the key interlocutor for this research. To support the dialogue in this work, our main authors are: Antônio Bispo dos Santos, Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Marcel Mauss, Djamila Ribeiro, André Lepecki, Josemir Camilo de Melo, Eurides de Souza Santos, and José Cândido Lopes Ferreira. As for the methodological approach, we used qualitative methods, epistolary methods, participant observation, field diaries, and semi-structured interviews through an ethnographic study. We hope that this work will inspire readers not only with enthusiasm for what they believe in, but also for what we believe in.