Critical Perspectives
SPECIAL
SPECIAL PANEL: MITsp – History and Perspectives
WITH Antonio Araujo, Guilherme Marques, and Maria Fernanda Vomero
This meeting proposes a reflection on ten years of MITsp, highlighting achievements, challenges, and future possibilities. A discussion about the festival’s importance to Brazilian performing arts and its international relevance.
WHEN AND WHERE
March 18, Tuesday, from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Itaú Cultural
Free admission
ABOUT
Antonio Araujo is the founder and artistic director of MITsp. He is the artistic director of Teatro da Vertigem and a professor in the Performing Arts Department and Graduate Program in Performing Arts (PPGAC) at the School of Communications and Arts at the University of São Paulo (ECA/USP). He has directed productions such as O Paraíso Perdido (1992), O Livro de Jó (1995), Apocalipse 1,11 (2000), BR-3 (2006), Bom Retiro 958 Metros (2012), and Agropeça (2023).
Guilherme Marques is the founder and general production director of MITsp, as well as the founder and artistic director of !PULSA! Movimento Arte Insurgente. He is a producer, cultural manager, and actor, serving as the general director and founder of the International Theater Center Ecum (CIT Ecum) and coordinator of the World Meeting of Performing Arts (Ecum).
Maria Fernanda Vomero is a journalist, creative advisor for artistic projects, and Ph.D. in Performing Arts (USP). She has a specialization in documental creativo from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain, and works as a theatrical provocateur in various São Paulo theater collectives. She curated the Educational Actions axis of MITsp from 2015 to 2020 and currently writes about literature, culture, and society.
