Transnationality and Modes of Production in Theatre Studies

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Transnationality, Theatre Studies, Philanthropy, Modes of Production, Theatre for Development

Abstract

This paper presents an argument in favor of a transnational approach which also examines modes of production within theatre studies in Brazil. Drawing on discussions that took place in July, 2018, at the Philanthropy, Development and the Arts international conference in Munich, we point to new possibilities that may enrich various fields of theatre research. In several cases discussed at the conference and summarized in this article, seemingly local issues and practices revealed their recurrence in other parts of the world (Brazil included), thus demonstrating their interconnection within transnational networks and circuits. In conclusion, it is suggested that the study of theatre from the perspective of transnationality and modes of production may also constitute an action in defense of research, and of the cultural milieu itself, particularly in countries that are living through reactionary periods, as is the case for Brazil today.

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Author Biographies

Clara de Andrade, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro - UNIRIO

Clara  de  Andrade  is  an  actress,  singer,  teacher  and  researcher  of  Theatre.  She  holds a PhD and Master’s degree  in  Performing  Arts,  both  from  the  Federal  University  of  the State  of  Rio  de  Janeiro,  UNIRIO.  In 2020, she was a visiting fellow in the Centre for Global  Theatre  Histories &  Developing  Theatre  Project  at LMU Munich,  funded by the European Research Council (ERC), when she finalized the present work (Grant Agreement n. 694559 – DevelopingTheatre). She  is  the  author  of  the book O  exílio  de Augusto Boal: reflexões sobre um teatro sem fronteiras (7Letras, 2014).

Gustavo Guenzburger, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro - UNIRIO

Gustavo Guenzburger is  an  artist,  activist,  teacher  and  researcher  of  Theatre. Co-authoring this article is part of his post-doctorate research from 2016 to 2019 in the Postgraduate Program in Performing Arts (PPGAC) at the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), with a scholarship from the Research Support Foundation of the State of Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ). In 2020, he was a visiting fellow in the Centre for Global  Theatre  Histories &  Developing  Theatre  Project  at LMU Munich,  funded by the European Research Council (ERC), when he finalized the present work (Grant Agreement n. 694559 – DevelopingTheatre).

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Published

2021-01-26

How to Cite

Andrade, C. de, & Guenzburger, G. (2021). Transnationality and Modes of Production in Theatre Studies. Brazilian Journal on Presence Studies, 11(1), 01–26. Retrieved from https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/presenca/article/view/108625

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Vol. 11 No. 1 (2021): Jan./Mar. 2021

Section

Contemporary topics II

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