DAS FLORES ÀS BAOBÁS:

A EFEMERIDADE DO TEATRO E DAS REDES SOCIAIS EM TEMPOS DE PANDEMIA

Abstract

This essay aims to reflect on artistic productions, with an emphasis on theatre, especially with the experience of the “Culturart Group” (Grupo Culturart), carried out during the Covid-19 pandemic. We reflect on the group’s live streams and posts on social media, as well as on the ephemeral nature of our relationships in this context. Given the children's role of “Culturart”, the children's classics O Pequeno Príncipe (The Little Prince) ([1943] 2009) by Saint-Exupéry and O Pequeno Príncipe Preto (The Little Black Prince) (2020) by Rodrigo França are used as image guides. As theoretical scope, we rely on Zygmunt Bauman’s reflections on modernity and liquid relations (2001; 2016; 2021). This essay, presented by way of storytelling, is built on uncertainties, just as the moments we are experiencing. As a result, strategies are obtained to alleviate the ephemerality of networks, rebuild ties and plant seeds for theatrical practice.