This research is presented as the result of the Final Paper for the conclusion of Theater
undergraduation degree, by the "Escola de Teatro e dança" of UFPA. The main objective
of this narrative is the construction of an auto-ethnographic writing, based on the studies
developed initially by Sylvie Fortin, as well as on my personal reports from my incursion
with the creative process of the show of the Passion of Christ, carried out by the
"Ministério do Teatro Anjos do Senhor" of the "Paróquia São Pedro e São Paulo", located
in "Guamá" neighborhood, in Belém, Pará state. The time frame focuses on the three
years I was member of the "Ministério do Teatro dos Anjos do Senhor" (2017-2019).
The narrative initiates with some introductory considerations interconnecting my life
trajectory and theater with the idealization and desire to research this theme. Its path
develops through six steps of understanding, in which I contextualize the emergence of
theater and scenic representations in the Middle Ages and its insertion in the Churches,
in dialogue with notions about liturgical and popular theater; I identify some places where
the Passion stagings take place, currently, and who are their participants; I establish a
dialogue with the history of this auto carried out by "Anjos do Senhor", through individual
and collective memories; I also discuss how the construction of characters and the creative
process related to the actors involved occur accordingly to the concept of devout body
presented by Karine Jansen (2004); finally, I construct a narrative related to the
procession form of this show, called "Via Sacra". In this way, I intend to contribute to
theatrical papers related to popular and religious theater, understanding the dimensions
and contributions of liturgical theater for people who comprehends in it an opportunity to
be in contact with this artistic language. In addition, valuing and awaken the interest into
production and further research related to this subject.
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