Rasaboxes: suas pedagogias e modos de fazer em sala de aula nas turmas do 1o ano do ensino médio do IEMA pleno de Zé Doca-MA

Abstract

This study aimed to provide meaningful learning experiences in the field of theatre education, using the Rasaboxes technique (a body preparation method for actors developed by Richard Schechner) with first-year high school students at the Maranhão State Institute of Education, Science, and Technology (IEMA) in the municipality of Zé Doca, Maranhão. The research is justified by the proposal to further explore the Rasaboxes technique in the school environment, through the Art curriculum component, with the aim of analyzing the impacts of this methodology on student development, articulating theory and pedagogical practice. The

work dialogues with the ProfArtes master's program research line "Theoretical- Methodological Approaches to Teaching Practices," by bringing together methodological and

experimental experiences conducted in a school context. The methodology is applied research, qualitative and quantitative in nature, and exploratory in nature. The procedures adopted included a literature review and action research. The participating audience consisted of 59 first-year high school students from the Unidade Plena Nelson Serejo de Carvalho F – IEMA Zé Doca-MA. Data collection involved questionnaires about theater experiences, students' written productions, observations, and the researcher's records. The theoretical foundation was anchored in authors such as Sarmento (2015), Paulo Freire (1996), Gilberto Icle (2011), Johan Huizinga (2000), Ingrid Koudela (2005), and Arão Paranaguá (2005), as well as documents such as the IEMA Institutional Development Plan (2019) and the National Common Curricular Base (BNCC) (2018). The main results emerged from the analysis of the pedagogical practices developed, highlighting the students' learning as they explored the hasas (emotions, the original concept of Rasaboxes) on the board, encouraging the expression of feelings, ideas, and personal experiences. The study contributed to integrating theater teaching with the practice of the Rasaboxes technique in the school context, expanding the expressive and formative possibilities in Art teaching.