POÉTICAS DE UM CORPO QUE CANTA: PRÁTICAS PEDAGÓGICAS EM TEATRO A PARTIR DAS CANÇÕES DA CAPOEIRA

Abstract

This thesis describes the experimentation path of Theater teaching pedagogical practices based on songs from the capoeira universe. The investigation was built on artistic-pedagogical practices with different audiences and contexts, among workshops for amateur artists in cultural spaces, preparation of actresses/actors, and students in high school classrooms in the state education system. In the different environments and contexts, songs were introduced as triggers of processes, and we experienced developments in creating games and body dynamics, which were productive regarding the theatrical production. The choice for the capoeira song in theater classes was due to the importance of working the body in a broad, sonorous way, with its meanings and memories emerging through the feeling of belonging that one has when coming into contact with such songs. Therefore, working with capoeira songs, both with actresses/actors and with Basic Education students, demanded, especially of whom conducted the process, understanding the etymological principles related to metaphors and poetics belonging to the cosmovision govern the body and the thought of those who live capoeira. In addition, it is still added to the constant process of personal investigation of the actress, researcher, teacher - singer - in front of practical experiences and experimentation with the songs of capoeira to expand, connect, taste, and discover other paths and possibilities of bodily work/vocal for the scene, pointing to the development of decolonial pedagogical practices for the teaching of Performing Arts.