Following the line of deconstructing authoritarian patterns intensely explored in the study process of “Dying for the Homeland,” “Masculine and Feminine” was a theatrical spectacle/experience in which the group combined various processes of delving into the discussion of this essential aspect of life: the relationships between men and women and the power dynamics that also emerge in this realm.
This has always been a central theme of the workshops and even the performances developed on the street. An example is the first dramatic narrative worked on by the group: “Maternal Heart,” through which the investigation began into “how (or how not) the Brazilian man loves.”
Texts by William Shakespeare, “Marilda the Oppressed” by Luiz Carlos Góes, and sketches from “Extravagance” by Wilson Sayão were used, which would later be further developed in “A Brazilian House for Sure.”