Cia de artes presença: a formação de uma arte educadora em um projeto social

Abstract

Research and analysis on how art practiced within peripheral communities with the NGO Casa do Menor São Miguel Arcanjo in Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro has helped since 1986 in the development of children and young people who are in situations of social vulnerability based on the report of my experiences at this institution. The children and young people who come to us are socially and psychologically marked in different ways and try to fulfill their lives in different ways, sometimes violently. How can we contribute to growth as citizens? How to overcome these social needs? At Casa do Menor we find ways to overcome these wounds, and one of them is through art. Young people learn to become protagonists of their stories and empower themselves in their territory, which is currently a place of dispute. Through art, these young people have the chance to reveal themselves and begin to exercise their right to life, dignity and full citizenship.