Teatro e Marionetas de Mandrágora
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sown and the bird breeders

community project for intervention in public spaces

M.6 . 01h00
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They are born of many hands—hands that stir, hands that touch, hands that hold, grasp, and seize; hands that wave goodbye... hands that caress. When many hands join, we have many arms, many embraces—arms that open like wings, gliding as they prepare to fly.
Birds are symbols of freedom; they conquer the heavens and herald the spring, yet they are also imprisoned, clutched, and barred from flight. Imprisoned birds cease to sing, just as men do.
Between the earth and the sky, between sustenance and the freedom of flight, between the solitary journey and the flock, there exists something common to both birds and people.
And when we sow the field, the birds appear at once.

The heritage that forms part of the intangible identity of many of the memories captured in the names of regions, beliefs, and legends poses an interpretative challenge for a poetic observation of the identity of a territory.
The fauna and flora of a place reveal fundamental characteristics of many of the region's celebrations. Birds are linked to a whole symbolism of beliefs. Birds, due to their physical characteristics and their sounds, have created an imaginary world associated with them that is of great interest because of the power they carry. Some legends say that when a person dies, a crow carries their soul to paradise.
This creation evokes a legendary universe to create a symbolic figure that is intertwined with the mysticism of the legends that correlate with the identity of the territory. One of the birds, the crow, is thus an animal that, due to its strong image of black plumage, its cawing, its intelligence, and its association with a certain fear, as if good and evil could be connoted by a creature, structures order and chaos in this human need. This creation aims to create a relationship between good and evil through a character who uses a strong relationship with the surrounding world.
This project develops a narrative that seeks out different stories, narratives, associated beliefs, fears, and reflections of man. It is a deeply visual and auditory creation that involves the audience, not only as spectators, but also invites them to participate in the micro and macro game that puppet theater allows.
The symbolism of the phoenix, a bird that is reborn from the ashes, the dove as a symbol of peace, griffins as legendary animals, symbols of rebirth rituals, or even in Prometheus, the eagle is present as an act of supreme punishment.

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The impact of artistic work on the community allows us to consider it an excellent tool for empowering vulnerable individuals. Several projects implemented by different artistic organizations lead us to conclude that there are integrative behavioral improvements in the community.
Government support for the development of various programs in this area is an important facilitating factor for various associations and institutions that actively address this issue, creating social development projects through art.
“The concept of Education through Art has been the subject of reflection by some educators, philosophers, and even historians, fitting into the emergence of ‘new values and concepts’ in contexts of social, economic, and ideological transformation. Thus, several writings have emerged, nationally and internationally, as a product of concern and reflection.” (Meira, 2015).
In line with this thinking, the work presented demonstrates the importance of artistic practice in communities that welcome individuals with different vulnerabilities, from different age groups.
Although Morin has a very clear view of our thought process and its “hidden principles,” his view of things and the world is distorted by beliefs and, above all, by the goal of lifting the veil on a widespread belief that individuals in situations of vulnerability only enjoy artistic contact as social positivism, without this being properly analyzed. The creator of art and their creative potential are fundamental in these socially segregated communities. (Morin, 2005)

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