Black Pearl: FEM[IN]ME

Black Pearl is a multidisciplinary artist from Brazil based in Berlin. In her performance FEM[IN]ME, she deals with social power structures, personal self-determination and safe*r spaces that she claims for herself. In FEM[IN]ME she sheds social expectations, reconnects with her true self and triumphs over her past and future. She merges various dance styles such as hip-hop, ballroom, ballet and contemporary dance. Her journey is a powerful testimony to resilience and self-discovery that demonstrates the transformative power of danceBlack Pearl, born in 1994 in Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil, is known for her work as a dancer, choreographer, teacher and model. Her career began with capoeira, hip hop and acting classes, which led to a scholarship from the Birgit Keil Foundation in 2010. After graduating from the University of Music and Performing Arts Mannheim, Germany, she gained recognition at events such as the Prix de Lausanne. Working with renowned choreographers and companies such as Gauthier Dance Company and Richard Siegal/Ballet of Difference, she has received international acclaim. In 2015 she debuted “Ego” and in 2022 she joined the queer BIPOC collective “House of Brownies”, advocating for representation and challenging colonial narratives and the invisibility of trans beings through her art. In 2021, she initiated the German ballroom scene with the iconic House of Saint Laurent and is currently 007 in both scenes.