Throughout the sessions of live arts, we will seek to foster an expanded choreographic-theatrical practice, developed interdisciplinary, capable of promoting an integrated conception of participants’ knowledge. In this way, we will pay special attention to the potential of the students, treating their own experiences and emotions as sources of creation. In other words, here we will aim for the students to be the true protagonists during this pedagogical process. With these starting points, we will delve into dramaturgical and choreographic research, trying to create scenes based on writings, improvisations, and other materials generated by the students themselves. We will carry out continuous experimentation of choreographic-theatrical resources. Through a playful bias, we will practice a variety of stage games dedicated to getting to know our bodies, working on our observation, attention, and creativity, as well as enhancing group cohesion.
João Lima: Born in Recife, Brazil, and based in Barcelona, he acts as a performer, choreographer, and educator in various artistic organizations. He studied at the Actor Training Course at the Joaquim Nabuco Foundation (1998/2000) and in the Bachelor of Performing Arts at UFPE. He also participated in the Choreographic Creation and Research Course at Foro Danza, Lisbon (2006) and completed the ESSAIS training at the National Center for Contemporary Dance in Angers, France (2006/7). He has presented works by Shakespeare, Chekhov, Albee, Nelson Rodrigues, and Brad Fraser in theaters in Brazil, Europe, and Latin America, as well as collaborations with various scenic artists such as Cecilia Colacrai, Azkona & Toloza, Marcela Levi & Lucía Russo, Sofia Dias & Vitor Roriz, among others. In 2002, he received the award for Best Actor from the Association of Performing Arts Producers of Pernambuco.
