Teatro Experimental do Negro Workshop (First Meeting)

Due to predicted weather conditions, we have made the difficult decision to postpone our event originally scheduled for February 25th, 2026.

Your safety is our top priority, and we want to ensure everyone can attend under better conditions. Please note the new date:

• Original Date: Wednesday, February 25th, 2026
• New Date: Wednesday, March 18th, 2026

[EN] This workshop is structured in two interconnected modules. In the first module, participants will be introduced to the historical, aesthetic, and political foundations of the Brazilian Teatro Experimental do Negro— Black Experimental Theater, engaging directly with its texts, images, and performative techniques through embodied practice and collective exploration. In the second module, participants will transform the materials, tools, and experiences from Module One into original, author-driven performance pieces.

This registration covers meeting 1 only!

[PT] Este workshop é estruturado em dois módulos interconectados. No primeiro módulo, as/os participantes serão introduzidas/os aos fundamentos históricos, estéticos e políticos do Teatro Experimental do Negro (Brasil), engajando-se diretamente com seus textos, imagens e técnicas performativas por meio de práticas corporais e de exploração coletiva. No segundo módulo, as/os participantes irão transformar os materiais, ferramentas e experiências do Módulo Um em criações performáticas originais, autorais e conduzidas por suas próprias vozes.

Essa inscrição cobre somente o Encontro 1!

The Paulo Freire Initiative is thrilled to have Josanna Vaz facilitating this Workshop Series!

[EN] Josanna Vaz is an actress, visual artist, and performer with over 20 years of experience in theater, film, and television. A Performing Arts graduate from UFMG and former member of Nós do Morro, she trained with Ron Stetson, Cicely Berry, and Larry Moss. As a visual artist, she uses performance as her primary medium. Co-creator of Riven, featured in American Theatre as “a force of an actor, a powerhouse.”

[PT] Josanna Vaz é atriz, artista visual e performer, com mais de 20 anos de experiência em teatro, cinema e televisão. É formada em Artes Cênicas pela UFMG e ex-integrante do grupo Nós do Morro. Estudou com Ron Stetson, Cicely Berry e Larry Moss. Como artista visual, utiliza a performance como seu principal meio de expressão. É co-criadora de Riven, destacada pela American Theatre como “uma força como atriz, um verdadeiro powerhouse”.

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Teachers College, Columbia University, 525 West 120th Street, New York, United States

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