Ana Bernstein

Ana Bernstein is a Professor of Aesthetics and Theater Theory at the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO) - Brazil. She has a PhD in Performance Studies (New York University) and a Masters in Social History of Culture (Pontifícia Universidade Católica - Rio de Janeiro). She is the author of A Crítica Cúmplice - Décio de Almeida Prado e a formação do teatro brasileiro moderno, nominated for the Jabuti Prize; The Flesh and the Remains - Looking at the Work of Berna Reale; Duas irmãs que não são irmãs: Francesca Woodman e Alix Cléo Roubaud; Francesca Woodman - Fotografia e Performatividade; Here and Now...Again and Again - Reperformance as Difference and Repetition. Her doctoral dissertation Of the Body/Of the Text - Desire and Affect in Performance is currently being revised for publication. Research interests include performance theory, feminist theory, body art, visual arts, photography theory, art history and criticism. She is also a photographer, translator, and curator of exhibitions and theater festivals. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)