COLLECTIVITY AS A FORMATIVE EXPERIENCE: REFLECTIONS ON STREET THEATRE

Abstract

This article discusses collectivity as a dimension of academic education in Performing Arts, taking Street Theatre as a reference for reflecting on processes of learning and artistic formation. It starts from the understanding that education in the arts is not restricted to the mastery of techniques and procedures, but also involves relationships of collective production. Based on reflections developed throughout teaching experience and research on Street Theatre and human formation, it argues that collectivity can go beyond the condition of a pedagogical strategy or an organizational form of theatrical work, becoming a formative experience. In this sense, Street Theatre practices make it possible to experience situations that require listening, dialogue, negotiation, attention to others, and the ability to deal with differences and unforeseen events. It is concluded that thinking about Performing Arts education from the perspective of collectivity implies recognizing the relational character of artistic experience and understanding theatrical practice as a space for the formation of the individual in relation to others.