Dança na igreja: a liturgia no contexto

Abstract

This research was motivated by the interest in discussing the dance performed within the Evangelical Churches, called liturgical dance. The contemporary evangelical church is the result of many years of changes that also involve dance, which, in the current liturgy, stands out as a means of instrumentalization for worship, teaching and evangelism. In general, taking advantage of several established techniques and methods, it presents a more conventional style of mooring, allowing those who practice it, the freedom to demonstrate their form of worship in improvisation. The aim of this work was to discuss the creative processes used in liturgical dance. To this end, some groups active in churches, in the city of João Pessoa and surrounding areas, were chosen to try to understand the creative processes and choreographies, thus seeking to understand how dance practices are characterized in the religious context. This is a qualitative and descriptive research, based on bibliographic reviews and field research, with the aim of describing and exploring dance within this context.