AGITPROP, BRECHTIAN THEATER AND BRAZILIAN MILITARY DICTATORSHIP:

TRAJECTORIES OF DELIBERATIVE POLITICAL THEATER

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33871/21750769.2024.18.1.8901

Keywords:

teatro político; agitprop; teatro brechtiano.

Abstract

In this article, an excerpt from a course completion work in the area of ​​theater-degree, entitled “Political Action in the Contemporary Scene: a dialogue between history and the present” (2015), which investigated the political dimension of theater making is presented. , both in 20th Century Europe and in Brazil after the outbreak of the 1964 Coup. In the case of this section, the study focused on the attempt to conceptualize the term political theater, considering influences from movements such as Agitprop in the former Soviet Union, the theater practiced in Germany between the wars, with reference to works by Erwin Piscator and Bertolt Brecht and the theatrical context during the Brazilian Military Dictatorship. To this end, authors such as Bernard Dort; Margot Berthold; Patrice Pavis, Silvana Garcia, Fernando Peixoto, among others, contribute to the discussion. In view of this study, we sought to understand how theater, at certain moments in history, was used as a deliberative means of expression and social contestation, contributing to critical reflection and political awareness.

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FRANCISCO DE PAULO D'AVILA JUNIOR, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO PARANÁ

Professor, Artista e Pesquisador. Doutorando em Educação pelo PPGE da Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR). Mestre em Artes pelo PPG da Escola de Belas Artes da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG). Especialista em Direitos Humanos pela Universidade Católica de Brasília (UCB). Especialista em Mídia e Educação pela Universidade Federal do Pampa (Unipampa). Licenciado em Teatro pela Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), com mobilidade acadêmica na Universidade de Coimbra/PT, cursando Licenciatura em Estudos Artísticos por meio do programa de Bolsas Ibero-Americano do Santander Universidades.

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Published

2024-06-25

How to Cite

D’AVILA JUNIOR, F. D. P. (2024). AGITPROP, BRECHTIAN THEATER AND BRAZILIAN MILITARY DICTATORSHIP: : TRAJECTORIES OF DELIBERATIVE POLITICAL THEATER. O Mosaico, 18(1), 1–27. https://doi.org/10.33871/21750769.2024.18.1.8901

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Vol. 18 No. 1 (2024): Revista O Mosaico nº 26

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Desenhos de Pesquisa

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