Teatrino di Palazzo Grassi
Performance
Friday 8 May 2026
Teatrino

Depois da Encruzilhada

10.30 am & 3 pm

Free admission until capacity is reached.
Doors open 20 minutes before the beginning of the event. Pinault Collection Members can access the Teatrino 30 minutes before the start of the event.

On the occasion of “Paulo Nazareth. Algebra”, Palazzo Grassi presents the live performance Depois da Encruzilhada (After the Crossroad) in the foyer of the Teatrino. 

Eleguá or Exu in Afro-Brazilian traditions is an Orixá, a deity of Candomblé associated with paths, crossroads and marketplaces. The performer removes guias, beaded necklaces worn as markers of devotion, and lays red and black beads on the ground, shaping each strand into forms that activate Exu’s domain over fertility and the crossing between worlds. In ancient African traditions beads encode cosmological order through color and arrangement, a form of algebra in their own right. The installation turns the Teatrino into a Canto dedicated to Exu, extending the spiritual geography of the exhibition beyond Punta della Dogana. 

Carried out by an initiated practitioner of Candomblé. Paulo Nazareth does not travel to Europe. A documentation of the artist performing the piece in Brazil will be available.

 

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