Black Pearl
FEM[IN]ME
In FEM[IN]ME, multidisciplinary artist Black Pearl reflects on the development of her artistic practice, which is characterized by the styles of capoeira, hip hop, ballet, contemporary and voguing. In earlier work contexts, these styles were often isolated from each other, always accompanied by the pressure to please others, to adapt and to produce continuously. In FEM[IN]ME, Black Pearl embarks on a journey of personal self-empowerment, full of resilience and self-acceptance, in which she rediscovers the joy of dancing, performing the different dance styles in an unadulterated way and bringing them into an interplay with sound and light.
Black Pearl, born in 1994 in Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil, is known for her work as a dancer, choreographer, teacher and model. Her career began with capoeira, hip hop and acting classes, which led to a scholarship from the Birgit Keil Foundation in 2010. After graduating from the University of Music and Performing Arts Mannheim, Germany, she gained recognition at events such as the Prix de Lausanne. Working with renowned choreographers and companies such as Gauthier Dance Company and Richard Siegal/Ballet of Difference, she has received international acclaim. In 2015 she debuted “Ego” and in 2022 she joined the queer BIPOC collective “House of Brownies”, advocating for representation and challenging colonial narratives and the invisibility of trans beings through her art. In 2021, she initiated the German ballroom scene with the iconic House of Saint Laurent and is currently 007 in both scenes.
