2018, First as a farce, then as a tragedy

Nuno Ramos’ Aos vivos

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2238-3867.v19i1p315-338

Keywords:

Contemporary theater, Aesthetics and politics, Nuno Ramos, Theater of São Paulo

Abstract

With Aos vivos (Live/For the living), a three-part cycle presented in three theaters in São Paulo during the presidential elections of 2018, Nuno Ramos sought to reflect on the urgent political situation of contemporary Brazil, by casting actors to reproduce in real time some of the main debates between candidates. To this material, others chosen by the artist were added: a performer continuously rotating in the center of the stage throughout the first play, Dervixe, excerpts of Sophocles in the second, Antígona (Antigone), and Glauber Rocha in the final part, Terra em transe (Entranced Earth). Our reflection aims to read the chronicle of an announced tragedy and a possible starting point for trying to rethink the tasks and the senses of art before the serious crisis that the country is undergoing.

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Author Biography

  • Artur Sartori Kon, University of São Paulo

    Mestrando em Filosofia na linha Estética e filosofia da arte pela FFLCH - USP. Bacharel em Artes Cênicas - Interpretação Teatral pela Unicamp.

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Published

2019-08-30

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RESENHAS

How to Cite

Kon, A. S. (2019). 2018, First as a farce, then as a tragedy: Nuno Ramos’ Aos vivos. Sala Preta, 19(1), 315-338. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2238-3867.v19i1p315-338