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Porto Alegre Postcard: Artists Imagine Another World

Solomon, Alisa | March 21, 2005 issue

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Offers a look at cultural and artistic events that the World Social Forum (WSF) in Brazil. Description of Brazilian dance and theater arts featured at the event; Description of the WSF as an alternative to the World Economic Forum held in Davos, Switzerland; Discussion of the role of visual and performance art in politics; Views of Brazilian cultural minister Gilberto Gil on the role of arts in social change.

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ART -- Political aspects; PERFORMANCE art; GIL, Gilberto; SOCIAL change; ARTISTS -- Political activity; BRAZIL
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