Anthropology of Performance or Anthropology of Contemporary Theatre?: ethnographic remarks on companhia brasileira de teatro and PROJETO bRASIL

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Keywords:

Anthropology of Performance, Anthropology of Theater, Contemporary Dramaturgy

Abstract

Based on anthropological and ethnographical fieldwork research with companhia brasileira de teatro this article points to some limits of a universalist and orthodox anthropology of performance. It sustains, alternatively, one anthropology of contemporary theatre, dealing with concepts such as drama, performance and dramaturgy as research realms, able to express desires, expectancies, and meanings disputes enrolled in the artistic process. This study reveals how performative theatre, metadiscursive and de-dramatizing strategies lead to polysemic and reflexive scenes that provide critical discourses, viewpoints shifts and encourage sensibility for alterity.

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Author Biography

Cauê Kruger, Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná

Department of Social Sciences / Anthropology

 

 

Cauê Krüger holds a Doctoral degree in Sociology and Anthropology (UFRJ), a Master's degree in Social Anthropology from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), a Bachelor's degree in Theatre Arts from the Faculty of Arts of Paraná (FAP), and a Bachelor's degree in Social Sciences from the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR). Coordinator of the Specialization Course in Cultural Anthropology and Professor, Undergraduate Program in Social Sciences at the Catholic University of Paraná (PUCPR).

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Published

2021-04-12

How to Cite

Kruger, C. (2021). Anthropology of Performance or Anthropology of Contemporary Theatre?: ethnographic remarks on companhia brasileira de teatro and PROJETO bRASIL. Brazilian Journal on Presence Studies, 11(2), 01–28. Retrieved from https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/presenca/article/view/111618

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 2 (2021): Abr./Jun. 2021

Section

Performance and anthropology

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