Art on the body
Dancer and choreographer Marcos Abranches smears himself with paint during a performance of the piece “Body on Canvas” at the Sergio Cardoso Theatre in Sao Paulo.
Abranches has cerebral palsy and he speaks and walks with some difficulty. His condition has not, however, prevented him from pursuing his passion for dance and he has performed in venues from this Brazilian auditorium to the Deutsche Oper in Berlin.
Abranches warms up before performing "Body on Canvas" at the Sergio Cardoso Theatre.
The dancer stretches an arm behind his back.
Smeared with white paint, he performs in "Body on Canvas".
Pigment drips from his hand.
Abranches holds up a canvas during the show.
He smears his body on the canvas.
Abranches performs while covered in paint.
He kneels during the show.
Abranches hugs his father after the performance.
He walks backstage after the end of the show.
