THEATRICAL ACTION AS A POLITICAL ACT: indices of the processes of the groups “Estandarte” and “Facetas, Mutretas e Outras Histórias”
Political Theater, Ensemble Theater, Potiguar Theater, Partido dos Trabalhadores.
This dissertation seeks to discuss some indicators of political party affiliation in the theatrical productions of the groups “Estandarte” and “Facetas, Mutretas e Outras Histórias” in light of studies of the Political Theater genre. The groups were chosen because of their longevity and continuous production since their respective foundations, which have direct or indirect links to the Workers' Party (PT). The link with the PT is the main motivation for this research, because as a PT activist and artist from the metropolitan region of Natal, I question the productions of the selected groups in relation to their adherence to the Political Theater genre. Theoretically, the research is based on Piscator (1968), Brecht (1978), Guénoun (2003), and Boal (2019 and 1996) in order to support the debate on the role of theater in politics and politics in theater. Methodologically, it adopts Marques' (2006) study that the function of academic research is to explain the dialogical process between peers who, as subjects of it, occupy spaces of speech in the debate of which we are a part. For this reason, the members of the groups have a guaranteed voice through interviews and questionnaires, as well as the analysis of internal documents such as statutes and regulations.