The anthropological literature that points out answers and paths to these questions is extensive. So extensive that in the organization of this dossier we decided that, after receiving a considerable number of works, we would divide the approved contributions into two volumes of PROA, organized according to certain thematic proximities. The first edition (GODOY, BLANCO, 2018) addresses the power of the body as an actor and mediator of artistic practices, especially dance, and the party as a ritual guided by religious traditions and memories.
