Mouth also plays drums: Ricardo Aleixo's poetry and performance

Abstract

This article aims to offer a Reading from three pieces from de brazilian poet Ricardo Aleixo: the põem “Boca também toca tambor”, from the book, Mundo palavreado, from 2013; the poem “Solo” from Modelos vivos, from 2010 (republished in Mundo palavreado); and the performance “Modelos vivos movidos a moedas” in which the poet vocalizes the verse “Boca também toca tambor”, that is simultaneously the title from the first poem and the texto from the poem ‘Solo”. Through these materials, the reading aims to approach the way in which they bring the oral tradition heritage, specially the afro-brazilian one, and the relations with Dadaist references that also appear. It is possible to see the way in whit the tradition reappears in new technologies. This is a rescue operation and in the same time a new opening. The propose is to highlight the presence of the griô/akpalô in different manifestations, and also to show the Dadaist and James Joyce references, which come from another tradition. It is also aimed to comprehend the way in which this elements operate in a creative space that is characterized by the use of contemporary procedures.