23/11, dom, 14:00h, 60′ | Biblioteca Mário de Andrade
The panel brings together artists and researchers to reflect on the contemporary scene from dissident bodies and perspectives. The discussion will be moderated by Eduardo de Paula, Theater professor, director, and acting coach at the Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU). His research and practice focus on experimental processes of preparation and creation, exploring the relationship between theater and audiovisual media, play and staging, training and actor pedagogy.
In the conversation, Eduardo will highlight how the work of acting can be shaped by the pursuit of spontaneity, and how this dimension connects to cuir/queer/LGBT+/trans experiences both on and off stage. Together with Morgana Manfrin and Oliver Olivia, the panel proposes a dialogue between practice, theory, and lived experience, revealing artistic modes of invention that expand the limits of representation.
Eduardo De Paula (José Eduardo De Paula) is a theater professor, director, and acting coach. He teaches in the Theater program and the Graduate Program in Performing Arts at the Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU). His interests focus on experimental processes of actor training and stage creation, with research centered on theater and audiovisual studies, play and staging, actor training, and pedagogy — with special attention to organizing spontaneity within acting processes.
Morgana Manfrin is a multidisciplinary artist from Ribeirão Preto with a background in theater, drag performance, and literature. Her work reflects on contemporary writing and its intersections with other artistic languages. Drawing on her experience as an actor, director, and queer performer, she approaches literature as a hybrid, peripheral, and dissident practice capable of reinventing narratives and opening space for new voices and aesthetics.
Oliver Olivia is a trans non-binary actor, director, performer, and researcher. They are currently pursuing academic research at PPGAC-ECA-USP, where they investigate biodrama, performative programming, and their autobiographical triptych, crossing theatrical, sociocultural, and pedagogical perspectives.
