Experiência artística e formação de público: a mediação teatral no Festival Maranhense de Teatro Estudantil

Abstract

This dissertation aims to develop a qualitative and exploratory research, taking as an empirical basis an investigative study process based on the oral history method. The theme to be investigated in this dissertation starts from the Festival Maranhense de Teatro Estudantil (FEMATE), and is characterized as an analysis of the event as a pedagogical proposal, understanding its formative dimension. The choice for the theme is expressed as a proposal for continuity and deepening with a delimited focus, of the investigations carried out during the graduation in Theater Degree at the Universidade Federal do Maranhão (UFMA), resulting in the monograph under the title: Experiences that generate knowledge: reflections of a teacher-artist in the formative process. The social and scientific relevance of this research lies in its contribution to research on theater pedagogy in general, especially as unprecedented research at the state level. The research problem starts from the following questions: What is the contribution of FEMATE to the teaching-learning process in theater? What remains of the substrate for the individuals who went through this festival, in terms of theater as an artistic experience and cultural formation? What perspectives can be extracted from the festival in relation to audience formation? And, above all, what is the real impact of this festival on the practice of theatrical appreciation within the State? These and other questions guide the investigation, not excluding those that may contribute to its construction. The hypotheses raised for this study are: Did FEMATE significantly impact the theatrical mediation process in the city of São Luís – MA? Does FEMATE contribute positively to the formation of theater audiences in the city of São Luís – MA? Does FEMATE effectively contribute to the teaching and learning process of theatrical language in the context of basic education? Does FEMATE establish a dialogic relationship between artistic experience and audience formation for its participants? The research had as study area the Centro de Artes Cênicas do Maranhão (CACEM), a school that promotes the aforementioned festival, as well as the residences of its participants, who were interviewed. These participants are the management of the school promoting the festival, professors-directors, judges and student-actors/student-actresses, divided into two groups – teachers and students – each group having about fifteen members, totaling thirty interviewees.