A capoeira e o jogo: a construção do corpo poético

Abstract

This article aims to raise reflections about the ritual play (HADERCHPEK, 2021) using capoeira as a support for the whole work. The aim is to investigate capoeira with all its symbolic and mainly technical material, looking for elements that can add to the actor's body work. This research unites two distinct languages that talk to each other: capoeira and ritual theater, with the play being the common point that makes the languages intersect. The passage through the groups Cordão de Ouro and Capoeira Brasil was taken as a reference for the study because they establish connections with the philosophy and practice of the foundations capoeira game based on my personal experiences. The earth element training workshop developed by the Arkhétypos Theater Group at UFRN constituted the basis of the case study that underlies the observational and dialectical methodological approach of the research.