As representações simbólicas no espetáculo a noite dos assassinos, do grupo Máskara

Abstract

This research analyzes the of the show The Night of the Assassins, text by the cuban playwright José Triana, produced and staged by Grupo Máskara – Transdisciplinary Research Nucleus in Theater, Dance, and Performance in Goiânia, Brazil, in 2018, From the interpretation of some aspects of the symbolic representations suggested by the text/production, such as cultural and individual symbols, archetypal symbols of transformation, the self, the anima, the animus, the shadow, space, and the child. The symbolic contents present in the staging are analyzed considering the creation of characters, scenes, set design, costumes, soundtrack, and lighting. The research is conducted through literature review, documentary research, data collection, study and analysis of rehearsal records, critiques, performances, notes from the involved actors, and analysis of the video content of the play. It presents the analysis of the production of the show The Night of the Assassins with the support of the theoretical framework of Analytical Psychology, addressing the concepts of symbols, archetypal dynamics, symbolic representations, psyche, collective unconscious, and individuation proposed by Carl Gustav Jung.