Parangotíteres, da epifania à tese: o processo teórico e prático de criação e ação de um Títere

Abstract

This research conducts studies, artistic processes, and details the theoretical ramifications intrinsic to the Parangotíteres, a toy/work created by the author of the investigation. The applied methodology includes the survey and analysis of the confluences between the puppet and contemporary art, through the parangolé artwork by artist Hélio Oiticica, as well as the convergences with Rio de Janeiro's popular carnival culture via the flag/banner held by samba school flag bearers. The study encompasses participation in seminars and events focused on animation theatre, contemporary arts, and the Rio carnival, in addition to direct listening to women from the samba community. These listening sessions refined and expanded the understanding of the symbol and meaning of the flag and the influence of parangolés on the structural foundation of the Parangotíteres. The connections were also made through research in books, magazines, articles, theses, and photographic images. The work unfolds within the field of contemporary visual poetics, carnival, play, and performance, involving issues of the body, space, and image, seeking border-crossing connections between the visual arts and other categories. It considers the mediation between artistic languages and aesthetic perceptions that permeate the toy/work, taking into account how the mediums influence and affect the visuality and power of the performance, such as color, textuality, body, acting, space, and temporality. The study is divided into five chapters, each presenting its unique aspects in an articulated manner, addressing theoretical and practical points that underpin the Parangotíteres as a creation, a state of constant invention and reinvention