A narrativa visual no teatro: um olhar fotográfico

Abstract

For a long time, Photography in Theater has only been used either to illustrate, to generate historical record or to promote plays. However, Photography can also tell stories when capture the theatrical event. This paper aims to verify in a conception of photographic narrative whether a single picture is enough or a whole photographic project is needed and also if during this process, photography is able to communicate a theatrical narrative. The concepts used include the many forms of narrative, literary, visual and photographic, to search for congruences and point out ways so the photographer can build a photographic narrative able to tell the reader the constant aspects of Theater. In this reseatch, we used photographic practice to take pictures of two theatrical plays, from which was intended to create their respective photographic naratives and obtain, from this exercise, subterfuges to relect on photography act. As results, there were questions raised about possible ways to theatrical photographic narrative, about partnership between director and photographer to create a legible story to the reader/viewer and about the scarse study on this theme.