Melodia cênica: um paralelo entre a melodia musical e o movimento corporal do ator

Abstract

This research attempts to establish a parallel between the Melody as known in Music and the body movements of the actor in stage. It aims for a new reading of the corporal motion of the actor as if it were a melody in Musical sense so that it can be perceived as a Scenic-melody. The correspondence between musical melody and the gesture employed in acting may be a possible resource for widening an understanding of the meanings of the actors motion on stage.The melodic line possesses an elaborate and detailed syntax that can be very useful to an efficient analysis of the body motions. As part of this universe this research puts in evidence the possible relations found in melody motion and body motion relating this to the harmonic functions and basic actions present in the movements, as its inflections and gestures. This work is divided in three main parts. First there is a compilation of literature of music and music language for an historical and theoretical approach about melodic lines. Second there is adiscussion on the aspects of the body and its motion by the revision of literature on Drama. And third, it is conducted an analysis of the properties of melody and body attempting to attain a parallel between them. As a result of this discussions we concluded that there is a possibility of reading the body motions as a set of melodic lines in the musical sense, therefore denominating it as Scenic-melody.