O processo de criação de figurino teatral: a crítica de processos do espetáculo “Partidas” do Grupo Teatro da Pedra

Abstract

This article presents and analyzes the costume design process for the play “Partidas” by Grupo Teatro da Pedra, based in São João del-Rei, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, through an analysis of the documents produced during creative period. For this end, the process criticism methodology was employed, which proposes that the process be revealed through the examination, reading, and analysis of diaries, notes, drafts, and records created during the creative period, with researcher Cecília Almeida Salles (2004, 2017, 2020) serving as the primary reference. The analysis of the process documents reveals a method of note-taking and recording rehearsals, an exchange between the costume designer and the actors, guided by the director, it also shows the search for references in other artistic languages, and, above all, how this back-and-forth movement shapes the creative process. In closing, it is important to emphasize the significance—for the field of costume design—of studies on creative processes and how the proposed methodology can help shed light on these processes. Furthermore, from the perspective of Brazilian artistic and cultural memory, these preserved process documents help safeguard artistic processes and practices.