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The children of Brazilian drug traffickers have discovered a route out of the ghetto through a troupe with links to a Manchester theatre Aaron Cunningham lets out a scream. Like a cartoon character, he sprints into a wall and is flattened by the impact. He crashes to the ground, apparently dead. Taking her cue, a Brazilian girl develops a vicious coughing fit and falls next to him. A year ago, Aaron was another frustrated twentysomething from Moss Side in Manchester, whiling away the hours working in a call centre. Now he is an actor, and is encouraging a group of young Brazilians from a favela, or shanty town, in Rio de Janeiro to think of dramatic ways to die. Aaron, 24, would be the first to admit that, in outlook as much as geography, he has come a long way. He is a part of a cultural exchange called Contacting the World,... [read full story]
