Fatos e feitos de uma professora de corpo no curso de Teatro do Instituto de Artes de 2000 a 2026.

Abstract

This memorial presents the 26-year professional journey of the movement/body-work lecturer of the Theatre course at the Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU). The text weaves together the facts and achievements of the career of a lecturer, artist and researcher, showing how she integrated academic training, the production of scientific knowledge, and the exchange of knowledge with the wider community. This trajectory is shaped by the development of a praxis that strengthened the link between teaching and research, resulting in a pedagogical proposal called Somatic Guidelines. Extension work is presented as a field of experience developed at the crossroads of traditional knowledge and the academic world, with particular emphasis on Grupo Baiadô, through which artistic creation and research in the arts were developed through dance, song and "batuque". This memorial also addresses her approach to institutional leadership, revealed at two moments of institutional significance: the official accreditation of the Theatre course and the creation of the Institute of Arts (IARTE) at UFU.