{"product_id":"bigidi-me-pa-tonbe-totter-but-never-fall-educational-publication-vol-2-paperback","title":"Bigidi Mè Pa Tonbé! (Totter But Never Fall): Educational Publication Vol. 2 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung\u003c\/b\u003e (Text by (Art\/Photo Books)), \u003cb\u003eLéna Blou\u003c\/b\u003e (Text by (Art\/Photo Books)), \u003cb\u003eEtienne Jean-Baptiste\u003c\/b\u003e (Text by (Art\/Photo Books))\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLinking dance to a life philosophy that embraces impermanence and adaptability as forms of survival and cultural resistance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished with Fundação Bienal de São Paulo.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis second in a series of four educational publications of the 36th Bienal de São Paulo centers on the Invocation held in Les Abymes, Guadeloupe, exploring the intelligence of bodily movements as they navigate rupture and adaptation to maintain balance amid crises. By reflecting on resilience and the dynamics of movement, this volume aims to deepen understanding of how physicality and adaptability intersect with broader cultural and social challenges. The concept stems from \u003ci\u003ebigidi\u003c\/i\u003e, a core element of the Guadeloupean dance \u003ci\u003egwoka, \u003c\/i\u003e characterized by improvisation and alternating between moments of rupture and continuity in a constant effort to maintain balance. Léna Blou, a leading authority on this tradition, identifies \u003ci\u003ebigidi\u003c\/i\u003e and its mode of moving as the essential nature of the Caribbean being, which, in her words, \"knows how to stabilize instability and transform disharmony into harmony.\"\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 178\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.1 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 28, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47176863449337,"sku":"9781954939127","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/8n9JYqh10J9781954939127.webp?v=1767690866","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/bigidi-me-pa-tonbe-totter-but-never-fall-educational-publication-vol-2-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}