Frontier-Theater: a contemporary theatrical exeperience disruption

• Grant number: 23/14780-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: May 01, 2024
• End date: December 31, 2024
• Field of knowledge: Linguistics, Literature and Arts - Arts - Theatre
• Principal Investigator: Matteo Bonfitto Júnior
• Grantee: Leonardo Lisboa Cordebello
• Host Institution: Instituto de Artes (IA). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The research project "Frontier-Theater: a contemporary theatrical exeperience disruption", has, as its objetive, to analyse the potentialities of the theatrical creationin non conventional public spaces, tracing the social-political and estetical importance increations outside theatrical buildings and presentation rooms. To compose the research,two plays will be used as analysis material: "O Paraíso Perdido" (1992), by Teatro daVertigem, staged at the Santa Ifigênia church in São Paulo, and "Quando Quebra Queima"(2018), by ColetivA Ocupação, which uses estadual public schools as stage space. Willbe formed the studies group NAME with students of Universidade Estadual deCampinas's (UNICAMP) Performig Arts Department, together with Laboratório deAtuação e Saberes da Prática (LabACT) with the intention of enlarging scenic creation innon conventional spaces.