Por um teatro dialético: a crítica política no teatro musical de Chico Buarque

Abstract

The objective of this research is to analyze how y w absorbed by Chico Buarque de Hollanda in his play Ópera do Malandro, played in 1978 and published in 1979. To do so, the problem asks: how Chico Buarque, drawing on theatrical and literary resources, as the ones created and discussed by Bertolt Brecht, guarantee a dialectical narrative while proposes a new way of theater in a historical context marked by a dictatorship in Brazil. To achieve our goal, we propose the following hypothesis: Ópera do Malandro (1978) k ; dialectical theory absorbed by Brazilian theater implied a new theater by respecting the demands of each historical context; the irony and parody are procedures that generate a distancing effect on the audience allowing a transforming action. Regarding the development of the theme, our research aims to analyze comparatively the plays Ópera do Malandro , Chico Buarque, and Ópera dos Três Vinténs, . y were important to guide our steps. We highlight the importance of the following scholars: Anatol Rosenfeld, Antonio Cândido, and Mikhail Bakhtin, besides texts of Bertolt Brecht himself. Among the research results, we emphasize that Chico k w k w w strict censorship that took place in Brazil from 1960 and the mid 1980s. All and all, w y malandro announced by the title of the play