Drama 60+

the perspectives of Drama classes to the 60+ group in the Siminino Project

Abstract

What is Drama education for the 60+ audience? Created within the Siminino ex­tension project in 2024, the 60+ class demonstrated great progress during the three months of lessons. During this short period of time, the evolution in the process of acquiring the theatrical language was noticeable. After all, is drama defined only by productions based on texts, or are there other possibilities? To obtain concrete an­swers to this reflection, it was necessary to experiment with theater games, which led to positive results in collective work and in body self-understanding. This feat was achieved by breaking the stigma as previsouly established by the group, that considered the teacher as the generator of knowledge, for a genuine exchange of generational knowledge, which resulted in theater games, improvisations and conversations about the deconstruction of text-centrism. The brief investigation turned into a finalization of the improvised adaptation of the text “The Saint and the Sow”, by Ariano Suassuna. The debates and experiences enriched the theatrical pedagogical methodology and the act of teaching and learning with people over 60, contributing to teacher training.