Jongo Abroad: Traditions in Transit

Jongo Abroad: Traditions in Transit (2025) is a documentary film directed by Rosely Conz.

In September 2023, Dr. Alessandra Ribeiro Martins, Bianca Lucia Martins Lopes, and Flávia Tamiris Soares Silva, members of Comunidade Jongo Dito Ribeiro, from Campinas, Brazil were invited by Rosely Conz, assistant professor of Dance at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS), to spend a week sharing their traditions in Colorado, USA. Using archival footage filmed at Fazenda Roseira, Comunidade Jongo Dito Ribeiro headquarters, and UCCS, this documentary plays with the concept of transit - geographical, cultural, and social of Jongo. It includes points of view of the members of Comunidade Jongo Dito Ribeiro and UCCS students to highlight dance education and race issues.

Cast

Alessandra Ribeiro Martins

Bianca Lúcia Martins Lopes

Flávia Tamiris Soares Silva

Rosely Conz

Weston Buhr

Kaley Corinaldi

Elijah Gleason

Modi Gleason

Lawrence Lewis

Diana Ochoa Estrada

Heather Pitts

Monika Rivera