Fourteenth International Conference on the Arts in Society

Abstract

In the text we explore the pedagogical processes of artistic formation, particularly in relation to theatrical language, based on a political and popular approach. This is the description and analysis of a theatrical production workshop, which is part of the experiences of the Brazilian Theatrical Collective called Peasants Scenes. This group is formed by students and professors of the course, Rural Education, of the Federal University of Piauí (UFPI), who have chosen political theatre as an instrument of expression of the difficult reality of peasants in Brazil. In a scenario of resistance of the rural people like ours, we understand the emancipatory pedagogical power of art, when social form and aesthetic form are articulated dialectically. In addition, we consider that the historical basis of the epic theatre and the oppressed, can contribute decisively to this task to show, narrate and record the problems suffered by the peasant peoples of contemporary Brazil. Finally, experiences such as these show pedagogical ways capable of recovering the political dimension of art in this context of multiple oppressions.