The Street Theater and its political expression

the first years of Grupo Galpão from Belo Horizonte (1982-1990).

Abstract

Based on reflections about Brazilian arts produced after the Military Dictatorship, this article presentes questions about the process of formation of Grupo Galpão, a theater colletive formed in Belo Horizonte in the early 1980s, responsible for recognized street plays and important encenations of classical texts of western dramaturgy. Therefore, we will focus on the environment of the 1980s, trying to understand the importance of street theater in that contexto, the aesthetic options made by the authors, finally, the thematic debates arising from the first plays of Golpão.