Join Dorrance Dean A-P Durand and Distinguished Professor Melissa Fitch as they take you on an unusual seminar that delves into the dance, literature, nature, urban art, cuisine, and the cultural significance of the “beautiful game” in two of South America’s largest countries, Argentina, and Brazil. Participants will encounter South American dancers and divas, literary royalty, street artists, and award-winning musicians in this seminar. The course is organized around the three iconic cities of Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, and Salvador da Bahia, each associated with specific writers, artists, and cultural modes of expression. From tango to samba and bossa nova, Carnaval, soccer, candomblé, and capoeira, to learning about each city’s literary giants, villains, heroes, and saints, the seminar will take students on a fascinating journey of cultural discovery
