Theater space, city, and politics: possible dialogues

Authors

  • Evelyn Furquim Werneck Lima

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14393/artc-v20-n37-2018-47244

Abstract

To attest the possibility of a dialogue between theatre, city, and politics, this article looks at three events of diverse nature, at different moments in Brazilian history: the adaptatio, during the military dictatorship,of Brecht´s In the jungle of cities (1969), by Zé Celso,head of the Oficina Group, focusing the city of São Paulo; the plays The gunshot that changed history and Tiradentes(1992), directed by Aderbal Freire-Filho,that highlight Rio de Janeiro´s historical and listed spaces; and the play BR3, a true socio-political manifesto staged in São Paulo by the VertigemTheater Group (2006), and directed by AntônioAraújo. In this analysis, the city is presented either as a representation, as a support for the scene or as the dramaturgy itself, based on concepts formulated by Patrice Pavis, Christine Boyer and Marc Augé.

keywords: city; politics, alternative theatrical spaces.

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Author Biography

Evelyn Furquim Werneck Lima

Doutora em História Social pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). Professora do Centro de Letras e Artes e do Programa de Pós-graduação em Artes Cênicas da Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UniRio). Pesquisadora do CNPq e da Faperj. Autora, entre outros livros, de Arquitetura, teatro e cultura: revisitando espaços, cidades e dramaturgos do século XVII. Rio de Janeiro: Contracapa/Faperj, 2012.

Published

2018-12-12

How to Cite

Lima, E. F. W. (2018). Theater space, city, and politics: possible dialogues. ArtCultura, 20(37), 113–127. https://doi.org/10.14393/artc-v20-n37-2018-47244