Network theater: study of contemporary urban scene from the groups Fora do Sério and Engasga Gato

• Grant number: 17/21542-7
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: February 01, 2018
• End date: January 31, 2019
• Field of knowledge: Applied Social Sciences - Architecture and Town Planning - Fundamentals of Architecture and Urbanism
• Principal Investigator: Kelly Cristina Magalhães
• Grantee: Maíra Delomo Barretto
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Arquitetura, Artes e Comunicação (FAAC). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Bauru. Bauru , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The research consist in analyzing a trajectory of theatrical groups Fora do Sério and Engasga Gato, groups that act in the city of Ribeirão Preto - SP since 1990 and 2007 respectively, seeking to understand which are their connections with the city territory from the identification of narratives in the public space. The methodology will make use of the Actor-network theory to point out the human and non-human elements and how they organize themselves in a network in the city's territory. The final purpose will be the establishment of a network that would demonstrate practices and actions in the urban environment, spontaneous or planned, since the connections became possible and of strong impact in the building of public policies that target this art. It is understood that the investigation will reveal themes put at the margins of society, that have as spokesperson the identified theatre groups. Thus, the chosen approach will have the goal of theoretical deepening that bear fruits to the debate and generate actions and articulations directed to public policies. (AU)