Theater with and for truck drivers and Paulo Freire’s ideas for liberating education

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https://doi.org/10.5212/PraxEduc.v.16.16567.045

Abstract

This article is the result of the research “Teatro da Caravana Siga Bem: project with and for truck drivers in the light of Paulo Freire’s legacy”, presented in the Graduate Program in Performing Arts at the Federal University of São João del-Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil. From 2006 to 2016, the Teatro da Caravana Siga Bem helped to look at the social issues addressed in the plays presented to truck drivers at gas stations in the country with a cast of truck drivers as well. The theoretical framework is based on Paulo Freire, Bertolt Brecht and authors who discuss popular culture. The analysis of the plays was made in the light of the Freirean and Brechtian ideas, which revealed affinities between this popular and pedagogical theater project that discussed themes such as child violence and human rights, Paulo Freire’s ideas for a liberating education and Bertolt Brecht’s ideas about Epic and didactic Theater.

Keywords: Theater. Liberating education. Social issues.

Author Biographies

  • Josemir Medeiros da Silva, Universidade Federal de São João del Rey

    Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei (UFSJ) – Mestre em Artes Cênicas (UFSJ).

  • Carina Maria Guimarães Moreira, Universidade Federal de São João del Rey

    Possui graduação em Artes Cênicas pela Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto (2006), mestrado em Artes Cênicas pela Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (2009) e doutorado em Artes Cênicas pela Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (2014). Atualmente é professora adjunta da Universidade Federal de São João Del-Rei. Tem experiência na área de Artes, com ênfase em Direção Teatral, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: direção teatral, encenação, teatro e política e teatro épico.

  • Mônica de Ávila Todaro, Universidade Federal de São João del Rey

    Foi bailarina, atriz e coreógrafa. Possui graduação em Pedagogia, mestrado em Gerontologia e doutorado em Educação pela UNICAMP. É professora adjunta do Departamento de Ciências da Educação da Universidade Federal de São João del Rei (MG). Docente permanente do Programa de Pós-Graduação - Mestrado em Educação da UFSJ e coordenadora do PPEDU (2018-2019). Professora visitante (voluntária) da Universidad Austral - Cusco (Peru), de 2018 a 2019. Possui experiência em escolas públicas de educação básica, desde 1998, como professora, coordenadora pedagógica, diretora de escola e chefe de seção. Pesquisa nas áreas de Educação e Gerontologia, com ênfase nos seguintes temas: Dança; Corpo e educação; Ludicidade; Educação de Jovens, Adultos e Idosos (EJA); Relações intergeracionais; e práticas educativas. É líder do grupo de pesquisa PEDAGOGIA DO CORPO CONSCIENTE (CNPq), desde 2014 e líder do Núcleo de Estudos sobre Corpo, Cultura, Expressão e Linguagens (NECCEL), da UFSJ, desde 2020.

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2021-03-24

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Vol. 16 (2021): Publicação contínua

Section

Dossiê: Paulo Freire (1921-2021): 100 anos de história e esperança

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Theater with and for truck drivers and Paulo Freire’s ideas for liberating education. Práxis Educativa, [S. l.], v. 16, p. 1–18, 2021. DOI: 10.5212/PraxEduc.v.16.16567.045. Disponível em: https://revistas.uepg.br/index.php/praxiseducativa/article/view/16567. Acesso em: 30 apr. 2026.

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