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![Ziel Karapotó during his performance. He kneels in the Oker river and draws water, draped with a red net and a blue feather headdress.](https://www.theaterformen.de/_Resources/Persistent/7/7/c/1/77c12f28748ce33c438aee32b15e0131812aefb8/KOEYENE_FestivalTheaterformen24_photoChinaHopson_455-2327x2329-380x380.jpg)
![Ziel Karapotó, draped with a red net and a blue feather headdress. His body is painted with lines and he draws on a large pipe.](https://www.theaterformen.de/_Resources/Persistent/0/4/8/f/048f50c649e8932872a45d3ccd7063a13db6ea84/KOEYENE_FestivalTheaterformen24_photoChinaHopson_502-2335x2333-380x380.jpg)
Afluente
Ziel Karapotó
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In Afluente (tributary), Indigenous performance artist Ziel Karapotó unveils layers of corporeal expression to liken human connections to river-bodies that overflow, carve new paths, and find their way back to the source. Karapotó's work sheds light on issues of territorialization and identity reaffirmation as experienced through the intersecting Indigenous contexts. In his art, characterized by an engagement with Indigenous poetics and the fight against racism, Karapotó uses his body as a canvas to paint the struggles and resilience of Indigenous peoples.
Production credits
Drawing Gustavo Caboco Wapichana Photos China Hopson