The rise of the Ballroom scene in Bogotá, Colombia has provoked an alternative queer community that blends voguing with familiar music genres like neo perreo, guaracha, and merengue, while providing a fresh and thought-provoking reaction to systemic violence.
From hypersexualised dance culture in baile funk to the empowering body culture in queer lifestyles.
- Essay by Vera Fonseca, Diana SantosLa escena Ballroom en Bogotá ha creado una comunidad queer alternativa que fusiona el voguing con géneros locales como el neo-perreo, la guaracha y el merengue, ofreciendo una respuesta provocadora a las violencias sistémicas.
- Video Essay by LadyHunterTexasA queer journey through Bogotá’s gritty streets, as we hear stories from four prominent figures in the local electronic scene. // Un viaje queer a través de las calles de la ciudad de Bogotá mientras escuchamos relatos de cuatro figuras de la escena electrónica local.
- Interview by Gilles Aubry, Ahmed EssyadAn extended conversation with the Moroccan composer about performance in electroacoustic music, cultural roots and identity, the importance of music, the voice and the body, nature and ecology, and many more topics.