Pele preta, lousa branca : análise de um processo de escrita dramatúrgica como prática emancipatória

Abstract

This article deals with the experience of the creative process for a dramaturgy called “Pele Preta, Lousa Branca”, written collectively by two authors, with the assistance of a professional playwright. The project was carried out in 2021, with the financial support of the Aldir Blanc Federal Law, implemented during the pandemic to fund artistic works throughout Brazil. It is understood that the dramaturgy in question deals with central themes for the life of black women, namely issues related to racism, domestic violence, feminism and empowerment. In this article, I seek to reflect on this dramaturgical exercise, starting from the following questions: Why write "Pele Preta, Lousa branca" and, also, why start writing from my ancestral memories? Does this writing release something? What is this? To what extent can this work of dramaturgical construction be understood as an artistic and pedagogically powerful process? To answer these questions, I deal with the issue of ancestry as a central point for the artistic production of black women, then I recall "Pele Preta, Lousa branca" 's writing process, listing some important points (life stories as a dramaturgical element, challenges of writing from stories of real lives and the exercise of dramaturgy as power), finally, I discuss the relevance of this experience for my training as an artistteacher and its consequences for the teaching of theater. Thus, we seek to reflect on the production of knowledge and poetic narratives of black women in the artistic field, whether authorial writing or other forms of reverberation in the arts, emphasizing the occupation of black female characters in the protagonism of the artistic space.