THE MORE LOCAL I AM, THE MORE UNIVERSAL I BECOME- Cordel from Antônio Francisco as an creative matrix for building a scene
Theater. Dramaturgy. Cordel. Popular Culture.
This work is the result of an interventional research by the Graduate Program of Performing Arts / UFRN. It has a qualitative nature. It presents a possibility of a dramaturgical proposal for researchers interested in working with non-theatrical texts. More specifically, cordel literature, used as a creative matrix for the construction of the theatrical scene. The source of this research is the popular poetry of the cordel writer and historian Antônio Francisco from the city of Mossoro. It was explored during the process of adapting cordel leaflets in plays. Our attempt to contribute here may be found in the procedural dialogues, in the details reported, in the experiences acquired through the public presentations with the adapted of the play, as well as in the results and renewing that we arrived throughout the process and conclusions of the presentations. We understand that each creative process has its own individuality. The tools and strategies are similar, but not identical. As an object of practical investigation, we will base ourselves on the assembly of the plays ‘Dois Cabras em um Cordel Só ', 2010, and 'Oscabra ', 2017, made by Cia margem de Teatro, in which we use the Cordel from the book written by the poet Antonio Francisco: ‘Ten Cordéis In a Cordel Só ', 2002.