Silva, Emanuelle Cavalcante Rocha; https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5638-3619; https://lattes.cnpq.br/2437835981083551
Resumo:
The present research investigates theatrical functions and analyzes how
collective and collaborative creation methodologies can promote a pluralization of knowledge
among 3rd-year high school students in the state education system of Salvador, Brazil. The
investigation stems from the practical experience lived in a theater workshop held at the Youth
Center for Science and Culture (CJCC), as part of the Supervised Internship III course. The
hypothesis is that the experience of theatrical functions favors the development of a theater
group through collective and collaborative creation methodologies, grounded in self-knowledge
and ethics. The study is based on authors such as Jean-Jacques Roubine, Stela Fischer, Liz
Novais Pinheiro, Pedro Arnaldo Pinto, Viola Spolin, Marcos Bulhões Martins, Flávio
Desgranges, bell hooks, Nina Simone, Peter Brook, Silvia Fernandes, Giorgio Agamben, and
Cristiane Barreto. The workshop was structured in two stages, the first focused on collective
creation and the second on collaborative creation, respecting the students’ affinities with
different theatrical roles. As a teacher, I acted as a mediator of the process, and the work
culminated in the presentation of the play “Bordando Histórias e Confusões” (2025). The
methodology adopted was qualitative, centered on the participants’ perceptions and
transformations. The data indicate that the experimentation of theatrical functions promotes a
broader understanding of theatrical practice and contributes to the formation of an ethical,
sensitive, and plural collective.