“Entre becos e vielas” : a trajetória do Teatro União e Olho Vivo a partir da obra de César Vieira

Abstract

In March 1964, the Armed Forces took command of Brazil in a coup d'état, ushering in an unprecedented dictatorship. During the period it remained in power, between 1964 and 1985, the military dictatorship was present in various areas of society, persecuting, silencing and censoring opponents, but also attacking the cultural sector. This attack became even more notorious in the theater sector, with groups being persecuted, actors and playwrights being imprisoned for fighting for the return of a democratic state and making art a tool for fighting repression. In this context, this work aims to highlight the trajectory of the Teatro União e Olho Vivo (TUOV) group in the context of the military dictatorship, based on the work of one of its founders, César Vieira. In addition, this monograph proposes to reflect on the role of theater as a tool of resistance, but mainly on TUOV's action in the outskirts of São Paulo and its proposal to engage workers in a popular struggle.