Sentences with phrase «in vodou»

He was a dedicated Roman Catholic, which was the official religion of Haiti, and purportedly did not believe in vodou, a popular Creole religion.

The men responsible included, from Cuba, the charismatic Fidel Castro, and his mysterious brother Raúl; from Argentina, the ideologue Che Guevara; from the Dominican Republic, the capricious psychopath Rafael Trujillo; and from Haiti, François «Papa Doc» Duvalier, a buttoned - down doctor with interests in Vodou, embezzlement and torture.

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Scenic Highlights: Get familiar with the art culture of Haiti, cool off in the turquoise pools of Bassin - Bleu, explore a massive cave system, visit a foundation teaching arts to at - risk youth, learn about Vodou culture and savour creole cuisine

Illustrator Maira Kalman's fanciful interpretation of Schaffner's pilgrimage to Zaha Hadid's Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku, Azerbaijan and historian Markus Rediker's analysis of Vodou Surrealism in response to a curatorial trip to the Caribbean are particularly worth a read.

Opposite Shrobe, Anna Zorina Gallery presents Haitian - American artist Didier William, who draws from Vodou symbolism in his depictions of writhing bodies engulfed in swarms of eyes, ripped pieces of painted paper collaged into the background.

Her photography book Kanaval: Vodou, Politics and Revolution on the Streets of Haiti was published in June 2010.

Our series of six programs this fall features programs highlighting found - footage pioneer Bruce Conner (October 7), contemporary digital animation (October 26November 28), short films in the Cubist film tradition (November 4), Maya Deren's experimental documentary on Haitian Vodou (November 11), a feature - length exploration of the animated.

Drawing on Haitian practices of creating beadwork flags and banners as a mark of devotion to Iwa, the spirits of the Vodou pantheon, her works combine the sacred and secular in one.

Josephson was initiated as a Vodou Priestess in 2012.