A voz e o sagrado: cantos sobre poéticas da voz em contextos diversos

Abstract

This chant-dissertation is the sharing of my reflection on the theme of the sacred dimension of poetic voice, done through dialogue and intersection of two research fields. The first field is the work of Cecilia Valentim in her approach A Arte do Ser Cantante and the second one is the creation process the play Recusa, by Cia Balagan , where I frame the research on the vocal poetic work developed, both fields are mainly located in São Paulo. To thicken the discussion on the theme voice and sacred, I bring the concepts discussed by Grotowski, a great theater thinker, about the presence of the actor, Art as Vehicle and vibration chants, as well as other references related to voice, rituality, singing, creation. In order to accomplish this research I use semi-structured interviews and field journals. For the first field I followed a number of courses given by Cecília Valentim. As for the second field, the analysis was done through the play´s appreciation and the reading of several materials from the process (film, images, articles written about the process, etc). From contact with the two fields of research some elements emerged which guided me through the reflection on the subject of voice and the sacred. The identification and formulation of such elements are my place of arrival in the investigation. I build through the research a thought about voice as humanity force, as discovery and expansion of oneself and of the world.