Pedagogical Actions
Roundtables
Disability Cultures and Creation: Where Is Access?
WITH Edu O. and Leo Castilho
MODERATED BY Estela Lapponi
- March 12, Thursday, 4–6pm
- iBT – Brazilian Institute of Theater | 1st Floor
- The event will feature Brazilian Sign Language (Libras) interpretation
- Free | Ticket reservation via Sympla
SYNOPSIS
A hegemonic and prescriptive notion of the body operates in our society by imposing an ableist standard of functioning within the social structure. This way of thinking fails to promote access or dignified possibilities of existence and action for bodies that do not conform to such norms. This conversation will show how artists with disabilities confront this exclusionary structure while also challenging it, creating poetics that blur, stretch, and disrupt these limits.
BACKGROUND
Edu O. is a professor at the UFBA School of Dance, choreographer, dancer, performer, and writer. He holds a PhD in knowledge dissemination (PPGDC/Uneb) and a master’s degree in dance (PPGDança/UFBA), a bachelor’s degree in fine arts (EBA/UFBA), and a specialization in art therapy (UCSal). He directs Grupo X de Improvisação em Dança, co-leads Grupo PORRA, and coordinates the Acessa Mais mapping project (MinC/UFBA).
Leo Castilho is an actor, performer, poet, educator, cultural producer, host, slammaster, and curator. A Deaf signer, he is part of Slam do Corpo, the first signed and spoken poetry slam. He received the Best Direction award (with Cintia Alves) from ProAC for the show Feio. He completed a 19-year residency at MAM/SP, where he evolved into an arts educator, teacher, and cultural producer. He also teaches performance and is part of the Corposinalizante project of the Igual Diferente Program.
Estela Lapponi is a São Paulo–based performer, video artist, and poetic “terrorist.” She investigates the stage discourse of the Def body, performative and relational practices, and the dialogue between visual and performing arts. Since 2009, she has developed investigative practices based on the concept she created—Intrusive Body—about which she published a book in 2023. She holds a master’s degree in stage practices and visual culture from the University of Alcalá in Madrid and a specialization in contemporary dance studies from UFBA.