Flip 2021 Explores Literature and Plants with Indigenous and International Authors
In 2021, the 19th International Literary Festival of Paraty (Flip) centered around the theme 'Nhe’éry, Plants and Literature,' under the curation of Hermano Vianna, Anna Dantes, Evando Nascimento, João Paulo Lima Barreto, and Pedro Meira Monteiro. The event featured nineteen sessions available on YouTube, along with weekend panels broadcast on Arte1. The festival commenced on November 27 with a Guarani ritual performed by Carlos Papá and Cristine Takuá. Notable discussions included 'Naturalism and violence' featuring David Diop and Micheliny Verunschk, and a dialogue between Paulina Chiziane and Itamar Vieira Junior on December 29. Additional panels showcased Margaret Atwood and Antonio Nobre on December 1, followed by Alice Walker and Conceição Evaristo on December 4. The festival concluded on December 5 with Ailton Krenak and Muniz Sodré.
Key facts
- Flip 2021 was the 19th edition of the International Literary Festival of Paraty.
- The theme 'Nhe’éry, Plants and Literature' was curated by Hermano Vianna, Anna Dantes, Evando Nascimento, João Paulo Lima Barreto, and Pedro Meira Monteiro.
- Events were streamed on YouTube and broadcast on Arte1.
- The opening ceremony on November 27 featured a Guarani ritual by Carlos Papá and Cristine Takuá in Praça da Matriz.
- Paulina Chiziane, winner of the Prêmio Camões, participated in a discussion with Itamar Vieira Junior on December 29.
- Margaret Atwood and scientist Antonio Nobre discussed utopia and dystopia on December 1.
- Kim Stanley Robinson and Eliane Brum addressed climate policy on December 2.
- The festival closed with a discussion between Ailton Krenak and Muniz Sodré on December 5.
Entities
Artists
- Hermano Vianna
- Anna Dantes
- Evando Nascimento
- João Paulo Lima Barreto
- Pedro Meira Monteiro
- Carlos Papá
- Cristine Takuá
- David Diop
- Micheliny Verunschk
- Milena Britto
- Paulina Chiziane
- Itamar Vieira Junior
- Ligia Ferreira
- Cecilia Vicuña
- Júlia de Carvalho Hansen
- Leonardo Fróes
- Ludmilla Lis
- Margaret Atwood
- Antonio Nobre
- Anabela Mota Ribeiro
- Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida
- Elif Shafak
- Mirna Queiroz
- Kim Stanley Robinson
- Eliane Brum
- Lucia Sá
- Alice Walker
- Conceição Evaristo
- Djamila Ribeiro
- Alejandro Zambra
- Ana Martins Marques
- Rita Palmeira
- Ailton Krenak
- Muniz Sodré
- Vagner Amaro
Institutions
- Flip (Festa Literária Internacional de Paraty)
- YouTube
- Arte1
- Escola Viva Huni Kuin
- Selvagem – Ciclo de estudos sobre a vida
- Universidade Federal do Amazonas
- Centro de Medicina Indígena
- Princeton University
- Brazil LAB
- Universidade Federal da Bahia
- Unifesp
- Manchester University
- Malê
- Tamanduá
Locations
- Paraty
- Brazil
- São Paulo
- Salvador
- Bahia
- Manaus
- Amazonas
- Portugal
- Senegal
- France
- Mozambique
- Angola
- Turkey
- Cyprus
- Chile
- United States
- England