Last month, DCC student Beatriz Moreira Leite ’26 debuted her new multimedia dance production, “Art Under Authority,” as part of the School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies’ Experimental Performance Series. The project is part of this year’s DCC Creative in Residence program, led by Moreira Leite.
Art Under Authority seeks to investigate dictatorships’ influence on art, as a tool for propaganda or as a means of censorship. Driven by Orwellian Tales and the 1964 Brazilian military dictatorship, Art Under Authority asks the question, “Why is art such a powerful force?”. Art Under Authority strives to explore the many different facets of art and infinite possibilities for creative expression, including but not limited to dance, design & music. How do artists circumvent and evade censorship in times of oppression?
Learn more about the production and see photos and video footage from the performance.
Photo credit: @kate_c_does_photography
