Decolonialidade e teatro de bonecos para divulgação científica

Abstract

This proposal aims to present a thematic journey about the creation of the Sun and/or its representation in several peoples to be staged by a puppet theater group. Ten narratives were constructed from a survey of stories from some territories of the global south. Astronomy was chosen as a theme because it is a subfield of physics with a transdisciplinary approach, and because it is an exciting and provocative instrument through which the individual can develop observation of the sky, broaden his notion of the environment, and eventually change his view of himself and the world around him. Puppet theater was chosen as a tool for dissemination because of its ability to enchant and engage the public. This observation came from an experience of the author as a listener in the national tour of the Giramundo group in the city of Belo Horizonte. In the presentations, the children were not only listeners but also scriptwriters, active participants in the process of creating the narrative, in a fluid and collectively built dialogue. Puppet theater as a tool for the dissemination of "sciences" jointly inspired by the decolonial movement allows the audience to make their perceptions explicit in relation to the theme, to understand socio-historical aspects of our educational formation, to value curiosity, to give protagonism to the listeners through the proposition of questions that re-orient the production of the theatrical script, enhancing the break with the single historical narrative and the constant dialogue.