Arte e vida severina: projeto de extensão em teatro com jovens e adolescentes em Barra de Santo Antônio-AL

Abstract

Analysis of the artistics and pedagogical process of staging the theatrical show “Morte e Vida Severina”, by João Cabral de Melo Neto, presented by young people and adolescents students in a public school in the city of Barra de Santo Antônio, Alagoas. The objective was to investigate how the students’ involvement in this Project contributed to their artistic development, their understanding of the work and their capacity for critical and aestethic analysis. To thisend, a bibliographic and documentary review on the work of João Cabral de Melo Neto and the pedagogical theories related to art and theatre in education. The results reveal the relevance of theater as a pedagogical tool and the importance of artistics projects in public schools, providing opportunities for expression, reflection and personalgrowth for participants.