THE CHORUS AS A SPACE MODIFYING AGENT IN THE STAGING OF GLUCK’S ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE OPERA

• Autor(a) principal: Lautert, Alexandre
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Arte da Cena
• Texto Completo: https://revistas.ufg.br/artce/article/view/62450

In 2019, the Opera Center from Paraná’s State School of Music and Fine Arts/UNESPAR performed the opera Orpheus and Eurydice (1762) by Christoph Willibald Gluck. This paper explores the theatrical proposal and the creative process of the performance, which aimed to integrate the chorus and the scenography by a wide range of actions in order to constantly transform the scenic space. Recovering aspects from the ancient greek theater choruses, in which the members performed the triple duty of narrating, singing and dancing, and considering the dance in a broad meaning, according to Cláudia Andrade (comprehending body expression, several actions and movements in general), it was sought that the chorus developed meaningful actions interacting with the scenic objects. By handling them in many ways, the chorus acted as a space modifying agent, sometimes even becoming scenography itself. In order to achieve this outcome, it was necessary to develop and apply self-knowledge and body experiment techniques to the chorus members, with the intent of expanding body limits and the ability to sing while carrying out different actions. Keywords: Chorus; Opera; Scenography; Movement; Body.