Esta pesquisa tem o objetivo de identificar e analisar ações performáticas de mulheres artistas latino-americanas, tendo como base a teoria crítica feminista e os estudos de gênero das últimas décadas. A tese é dividida em duas partes: a primeira, na qual analiso trabalhos que implicam a utilização dos corpos e/ou de experiências pessoais e biográficas como estratégias composicionais para visibilizar as subjetividades das mulheres e suas questões, nos quais protagonizam posturas críticas, políticas e poéticas das artistas como reivindicação social. São analisadas ações das artistas Regina José Galindo (Guatemala), Nádia Granados (Colômbia), as mexicanas Violeta Luna, FOMMA - Fortaleza de la Mujer Maya, Rocío Boliver e Capulas Cia de Arte Negra (São Paulo, Brasil). Para tanto, foi desenvolvida uma pesquisa de campo que envolveu um trabalho cartográfico e investigativo, como: levantamento de registros em áudio e vídeo; visita a acervos e centro de pesquisas teatrais; contato com artistas e pesquisadores, através de entrevistas e depoimentos; acompanhamento de espetáculos, performances e eventos pertinentes à temática. E a segunda, descrevo a experimentação prática dos conceitos teóricos estudados na proposta de criação autoral em performance, teatro e ativismo junto ao Coletivo Rubro Obsceno, grupo teatral do qual faço parte na cidade de São Paulo. Narro, de forma crítica e reflexiva, o meu próprio processo de formação como artista, ativista e feminista nestes quatro anos de pesquisa. Essa conjunção de procedimentos investigativos apresenta um panorama de como a ressignificação dos discursos feministas podem ser lidos nas práticas cênicas latino-americanas. / This research aims to identify and analyze performance actions of Latin American female artists, based on critical feminist theory and gender studies over recent decades. The thesis is divided into two parts: the first part analyzes works that involve the use of bodies and / or personal and biographical experiences as compositional strategies to visualize the subjectivities of women and their issues, in which they act as artistic proponents of critical, political and poetic postures pertaining to social causes. The actions of artists Regina José Galindo (Guatemala), Nádia Granados (Colombia), and Mexicans Violeta Luna, FOMMA - Fortaleza de la Mujer Maya, Rocío Boliver and Capulas Cia de Arte Negra (São Paulo, Brazil) are analyzed. To this end field research was carried out that involved cartographic and investigative work, such as: audio and video documentation; visit to collections and theatrical research centers; contact with artists and researchers including interviews and testimonies; viewing of plays, performances and events pertaining to the theme. The second part of the thesis discusses practical experimentation of theoretical concepts studied with regards to the author\'s own creative practice within performance, theater and activism within the Rubro Obsceno Collective: a theatrical group of which the author is a member in the city of São Paulo. It narrates, critically and reflexively, the author\'s process of training as an artist, activist, and feminist during the four years of research. The conjunction of investigative procedures presents an overview of how the re-signification of feminist discourses can be read in Latin American scenic practices.

Esta pesquisa tem o objetivo de identificar e analisar ações performáticas de mulheres artistas latino-americanas, tendo como base a teoria crítica feminista e os estudos de gênero das últimas décadas. A tese é dividida em duas partes: a primeira, na qual analiso trabalhos que implicam a utilização dos corpos e/ou de experiências pessoais e biográficas como estratégias composicionais para visibilizar as subjetividades das mulheres e suas questões, nos quais protagonizam posturas críticas, políticas e poéticas das artistas como reivindicação social. São analisadas ações das artistas Regina José Galindo (Guatemala), Nádia Granados (Colômbia), as mexicanas Violeta Luna, FOMMA - Fortaleza de la Mujer Maya, Rocío Boliver e Capulas Cia de Arte Negra (São Paulo, Brasil). Para tanto, foi desenvolvida uma pesquisa de campo que envolveu um trabalho cartográfico e investigativo, como: levantamento de registros em áudio e vídeo; visita a acervos e centro de pesquisas teatrais; contato com artistas e pesquisadores, através de entrevistas e depoimentos; acompanhamento de espetáculos, performances e eventos pertinentes à temática. E a segunda, descrevo a experimentação prática dos conceitos teóricos estudados na proposta de criação autoral em performance, teatro e ativismo junto ao Coletivo Rubro Obsceno, grupo teatral do qual faço parte na cidade de São Paulo. Narro, de forma crítica e reflexiva, o meu próprio processo de formação como artista, ativista e feminista nestes quatro anos de pesquisa. Essa conjunção de procedimentos investigativos apresenta um panorama de como a ressignificação dos discursos feministas podem ser lidos nas práticas cênicas latino-americanas. / This research aims to identify and analyze performance actions of Latin American female artists, based on critical feminist theory and gender studies over recent decades. The thesis is divided into two parts: the first part analyzes works that involve the use of bodies and / or personal and biographical experiences as compositional strategies to visualize the subjectivities of women and their issues, in which they act as artistic proponents of critical, political and poetic postures pertaining to social causes. The actions of artists Regina José Galindo (Guatemala), Nádia Granados (Colombia), and Mexicans Violeta Luna, FOMMA - Fortaleza de la Mujer Maya, Rocío Boliver and Capulas Cia de Arte Negra (São Paulo, Brazil) are analyzed. To this end field research was carried out that involved cartographic and investigative work, such as: audio and video documentation; visit to collections and theatrical research centers; contact with artists and researchers including interviews and testimonies; viewing of plays, performances and events pertaining to the theme. The second part of the thesis discusses practical experimentation of theoretical concepts studied with regards to the author\'s own creative practice within performance, theater and activism within the Rubro Obsceno Collective: a theatrical group of which the author is a member in the city of São Paulo. It narrates, critically and reflexively, the author\'s process of training as an artist, activist, and feminist during the four years of research. The conjunction of investigative procedures presents an overview of how the re-signification of feminist discourses can be read in Latin American scenic practices.

While the power dynamics between theatre critics and artists are inevitably imbalanced, as the written word reaches a wider audience and lives much longer than does performance, for feminist artists, the stakes in this relationship are heightened due to the disjunction in identity and ideology that often separates them from mainstream reviewers. This study exposes the gendered nature of theatre criticism, examining the dialogue about feminist theatre in which critics, audiences, and artists are engaged, and identifying its consequences beyond the box office. Case studies are drawn from Nightwood Theatre (1979-present) in Toronto and the Théâtre Expérimental des Femmes (TEF) (1979-1987) in Montreal as well as the work of the TEF’s co-founder Pol Pelletier before 1979 and after 1987 in order to examine key issues in the critical reception of feminist theatre in Canada, including: censorship, the relationship between art and politics, translation, and how artists speak back to their critics. This dissertation argues that the standards employed by mainstream reviewers, while most often not intentionally discriminatory against women, run counter to the central qualities of much feminist theatre. Reviewers’ tendency to separate text and spectacle and their consistent reification of universality and objectivity as critical ideals work in contradistinction to feminist theatre, which has historically placed greater emphasis on performance over written text and foregrounded the particularized nature of identity and experience. Drawing extensively on archival materials and applying a materialist feminist framework to the study of theatre criticism, this dissertation examines the history of feminist theatre and performance in Canada from a different perspective than it has previously been studied and suggests new ways to understand the relationship between critics, artists, and audiences. Through its case studies emerge several practical suggestions about responsible and ethical critical writing that can be applied beyond the scope of feminist theatre.

Adolescence is a difficult time for young women. Their bodies are changing and they are being asked to conform to a new set of feminine standards if they are to be accepted (Pipher 39). Studies have found that girls experience a decrease in self-esteem during this time. They are less likely to speak their minds openly and honestly, which can lead to depression and a feeling of falseness. As young women attempt to comprehend this turbulent time in their lives, they often find strength through positive relationships with others as well as from their own knowledge and self-awareness. Reflections is a one-woman show that investigates the current challenges associated with adolescence. The play uses short monologues as well as songs from musical theatre repertoire to tell the story of three separate and unique women. The protagonist of Reflections is an eleven-year-old girl whose personality and sense of self changes drastically during the course of the show. At the beginning of the show, she speaks her mind freely and openly and is unafraid to express her true feelings. When she discovers there are consequences to acting this way, she immediately alters her behavior to ensure her peers accept her. When she witnesses her sister's strength and becomes aware of her mother's intelligence, she realizes she no longer wants to act in ways that do not reflect her true feelings. Her sixteen-year-old sister wants so badly to be accepted that she has begun altering her appearance in dangerous ways in order to fit in. Their mother is struggling to comprehend how to raise two daughters in a culture that does little to support and nurture adolescent girls. Reflections: A Theatrical Look at the Lives of Adolescent Girls outlines each characters distinct journey, using research and analysis to support their stories. In the end it offers advice on how to prevent young women from losing their sense of self during adolescence. This part of the document will present a companion piece to the production in the form of a theatre workshop. This workshop will give young women the opportunity to explore important issues in a safe space. Participants will be able to express their thoughts and feelings without fear of retribution and can begin to investigate ways to challenge social forces that oppress them.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-12-08T16:51:58Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 pris.pdf: 4311980 bytes, checksum: bafee12551265a1d4a5a87d194fe83cf (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-09-28 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Considerando a lacuna de textos teatrais escritos por mulheres e/ ou que contemplem assuntos relacionados ao universo feminino, o grupo de pesquisa (Em) Companhia de Mulheres, da UDESC/ Florianópolis, formado para a execução desta pesquisa, propôs-se a criar seu próprio texto e espetáculo dentro do método devised theatre. A partir das sete demandas estabelecidas pelo women¿s liberation movement, nos anos 1970, o grupo desenvolveu uma temática voltada às causas feministas, optando pela questão da legitimação da relação homo afetiva perante a lei e sua aceitação pela família e sociedade. Esta dissertação descreve como o grupo atingiu seus objetivos, desde a sua formação, passando pelas formas de organização até as estratégias de criação, que culminaram na criação do texto e espetáculo Jardim de Joana. Para refletir sobre este processo, a prática do grupo é colocada em diálogo com os procedimentos utilizados pela prática teatral feminista bem como com os conceitos que permeiam a teoria teatral feminista

This research project comprises a stage play Section 24 of the Criminal Code, and accompanying exegesis, which focuses upon the experience of a woman accessing the Criminal Justice system after she is raped. The play is in the verbatim model and draws upon court transcript, which is deconstructed to reveal the workings of Defence counsel 'storylines' and meta-narratives of gender, sexual availability and power. The exegesis investigates attitudes toward rape and rape victims perpetuated by Australian popular culture, and the way that myths about false rape complaints and 'deserving victims' continue to influence the reporting and conviction rates for rape. The thesis argues that recent reforms have yet to make an impact on the conviction rate or experience of women accessing the Justice system, because of entrenched misogyny within the system itself. Several factors contribute to widespread ignorance of the reality of our own Criminal Justice system, and the thesis proposes that a work of verbatim theatre may redress the paucity of understanding that enables the dysfunction of the current system. The paper explores the different approaches taken by Verbatim theatre practitioners and the appropriateness of the Verbatim theatre model for communicating this particular (lived) experience. Questions of ownership over one's story, and representation in that story indicate the emancipatory potential of a work. Where practitioners do not have a personal connection to their subject matter or material and access material that is already in the public domain, they may feel a greater freedom to manipulate story and character for dramatic effect, or to suit an activist agenda for change. It is shown that a playwright with a personal connection to her material and subject must address issues of ownership, ethical representation, veracity and verisimilitude when creating a piece of verbatim theatre. Preferencing the truth of the Complainant Woman's experience over the orthodoxies of the well-made play may contribute to a negative response to the work from male audiences. However, the thesis concludes that the subject of rape and its prosecution invokes a gendered response in itself, and ultimately questions the desirability of presenting a play that delivers a palatable story rather than an unpleasant truth.

Caryl Churchill, the most widely performed female dramatist in contemporary British theatre, is a playwright preoccupied with the dissection of the traditional relations of power. She challenges social and dramatic conventions through her innovative exploration of the male gaze, the objectification of women, the performativity of gender, and women as objects of exchange within a masculine economy. In so doing, Churchill locates her concerns in the area of `materialism and gender'. Churchill explicates a socialist-feminist position by pointing directly at the failure of liberal feminism. The lack of a sense of community among women, highlighted by Churchill's portrayal of women such as Marlene in `Top Girls', forms a critical aspect of Churchill's work. Her drama re-iterates how meaningful change is impossible while women continue to oppress one another, and while economic structures perpetuate patriarchy. Altered consciousness, aligned to socio-political re-structuring, is necessary for both the oppressors and the oppressed, in a society where too much emphasis has been placed on individualism. The outspoken hope for a transgression of the conventional processes of identification and other omnipresent, oppressive socio-political phenomena, is a strong aspect of Churchill's work. Her plays reveal how signs create reality rather than reflect it, and she uses Brechtian-based distancing methods to induce a critical examination of gendered relations. Time-shifting, overlapping dialogue, doubling and cross-casting are used by Churchill to manipulate the sign-systems of the dominant order. Cross-gender casting, Churchill's most widely reviewed dramatic device, is employed to destabilise fixed sexual identities determined by dominant heterosexual ideology. She calls into question the traditional sign `Woman' - which is constructed by and for the male gaze - and addresses the marginality of the female experience in a non-linear framework. Although dealing with serious issues, Churchill's plays are often executed in a style that is at once amusing and thought-provoking to exclude the possibility of didacticism. With her skilful use of language and innovative techniques as her highly effective instruments, Churchill accomplishes her broader purpose with originality. In its originality and complexity, her drama is in itself a `new possibility' for different forms. / English Studies / M. A. (English)

Caryl Churchill, the most widely performed female dramatist in contemporary British theatre, is a playwright preoccupied with the dissection of the traditional relations of power. She challenges social and dramatic conventions through her innovative exploration of the male gaze, the objectification of women, the performativity of gender, and women as objects of exchange within a masculine economy. In so doing, Churchill locates her concerns in the area of `materialism and gender'. Churchill explicates a socialist-feminist position by pointing directly at the failure of liberal feminism. The lack of a sense of community among women, highlighted by Churchill's portrayal of women such as Marlene in `Top Girls', forms a critical aspect of Churchill's work. Her drama re-iterates how meaningful change is impossible while women continue to oppress one another, and while economic structures perpetuate patriarchy. Altered consciousness, aligned to socio-political re-structuring, is necessary for both the oppressors and the oppressed, in a society where too much emphasis has been placed on individualism. The outspoken hope for a transgression of the conventional processes of identification and other omnipresent, oppressive socio-political phenomena, is a strong aspect of Churchill's work. Her plays reveal how signs create reality rather than reflect it, and she uses Brechtian-based distancing methods to induce a critical examination of gendered relations. Time-shifting, overlapping dialogue, doubling and cross-casting are used by Churchill to manipulate the sign-systems of the dominant order. Cross-gender casting, Churchill's most widely reviewed dramatic device, is employed to destabilise fixed sexual identities determined by dominant heterosexual ideology. She calls into question the traditional sign `Woman' - which is constructed by and for the male gaze - and addresses the marginality of the female experience in a non-linear framework. Although dealing with serious issues, Churchill's plays are often executed in a style that is at once amusing and thought-provoking to exclude the possibility of didacticism. With her skilful use of language and innovative techniques as her highly effective instruments, Churchill accomplishes her broader purpose with originality. In its originality and complexity, her drama is in itself a `new possibility' for different forms. / English Studies / M. A. (English)

Made available in DSpace on 2016-12-08T16:51:57Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ROSADISSERTACAOPDF.pdf: 1482919 bytes, checksum: c309d9b5ae719c75be37b8bbf813d972 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-02-23 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / This work presents the Peasant Women s Movement of Santa Catarina, Brazil (MMC/SC), focusing its recent theatre practices. The objective is to describe and to analyze creation processes and scenic results of the following theatrical plays: Making history through struggle (2008) and agro-ecological stories, Peasant women s stories (2009), staged by the Resistance and Art group. The first play portrayed the 25 years of MMC/SC s activism. The second one, directed by myself, addressed some issues related to the agro-ecological approach defended by the movement. The analysis of both plays draws upon sociological theories about social movements, feminist theatre poetics and gender theories, focusing the suggestions of both directors and their relationship with the aesthetical and cultural references of the movement s peasant women / Este trabalho apresenta o Movimento de Mulheres Camponesas em Santa Catarina MMCSC, para focar suas práticas teatrais recentes. O objetivo é descrever e analisar os processos de criação e o resultado cênico dos espetáculos teatrais Na luta se faz história (2008) e Histórias agroecológicas, Histórias de mulheres camponesas (2009), encenadas pelo grupo de teatro Resistência e Arte. A primeira peça retratou os 25 anos de ativismo do MMCSC. O segundo espetáculo, por mim dirigido, abordou questões ligadas à forma como este movimento defende o projeto de agricultura agroecológica. A análise de ambos os espetáculos é apoiada pelas teorias sociológicas sobre os movimentos sociais, por poéticas do teatro feminista e pelas teorias de gênero, enfocando as diversas propostas dos diretores convidados e sua relação com os referenciais estético-culturais das camponesas do MMC-SC

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