Intersectional Scenic Creation Laboratory and the scenic experiment "Xica nos contou um sonho" [Xica told us a dream]

How do gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality, class and territory come into play?

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Abstract

In this article, I share the artistic anda pedagogical experiments carried out in conducting an extension project carried out at the UNESP Institute of Arts in São Paulo. During the three months of laboratory, countercolonial perspectives were addressed that consider ethnic-racial relations (Collins, 2019; hooks, 2021; Jecupé, 2020; Munduruku, 2010, 2019), sexuality (Núñez, 2022), gender (Aston, 1999; Collins, 2019, Diamond, 2011; Jesus, 2019),  class (Brecht, 1967), and territory (Nascimento, 2018; Santos, 2001; Sodré, 1988) as materialityand and foundation for theatrical creation, as well as it was possible to understand how intersectionalityacts in the interpersonal relationships of the participants. At he end of the laboratory practice, a scenic experiment named Xica nos contou um sonho [Xica told us a dream] was created, inspired by biography of black transgender Xica Manincongo and the personal stories of the participants. The experimet was presented at he Feminist Festival Um território para nós [A territory for us] at the UNESP Institute of Arts. Keywords: Theater; Intersectionality; Acting Lab; Universitary Extension.

Author Biography

Vanessa Biffon, Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" UNESP

Doutora em Artes pela Unesp. Atriz do Grupo Teatral MATA!, professora de Artes no Instituto Federal de São Paulo - campus avançado Jundiaí.

Published

2025-08-07