The Trail of the Cassimiros Who Crossed Borders

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5965/2595034701312025080

Keywords:

Maranhão; Migration; Cassimiro Coco; Cassimireiros; Puppet.

Abstract

In this brief study, I draw upon texts previously produced by myself and other scholars from earlier research, aiming to trace the paths of the "cassemireiros" who arrived in Maranhão. The intention is to offer data capable of providing an understanding of how the Cassimiro Coco puppet migrated from the Northeast to the Mid-North region, and, especially, how this puppet manages to remain present in the "toldas" (tent shows) of popular Maranhão artists.

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Author Biographies

Bruno Oliveira da Silva, Federal University of Maranhão

Bruno Oliveira Da Silva, born in São Luis/MA, on 06/17/1988; he has a degree in Theater from the Federal University of Maranhão (2021) and a Master's degree in Arts from the Federal University of Maranhão, theater teacher, actor, puppeteer and researcher. He is a service provider at the José Sarney Municipal Library, linked to the Municipal Secretariat of Culture - SECULT. researcher in Art and Popular Culture - Casemiro Coco -UFMA. And a member of the Oficina de Teatro Company (COTEATRO).

Tácito Boralho, Federal University of Maranhão

Tácito Freire Borralho (Tácito Borralho) holds a Master’s degree in Theatre and a PhD in Arts from the University of São Paulo (USP). He is an Associate Professor (retired) at the Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA) and Professor Emeritus at UFMA. He is a collaborating professor in the graduate programs PROFARTES–MA and PPGAC (Theatre). A playwright and member of the Association of Playwrights of the Northeast, he is also a theatre director and leads the Companhia Oficina de Teatro – COTEATRO. He founded the Laboratório de Expressões Artísticas – LABORARTE in 1972 and COTEATRO in 1989. He is the creator of the Centro de Artes Cênicas do Maranhão – CACEM. As a puppeteer, he served as president of the Associação de Teatro de Bonecos – ABTB / UNIMA-Brasil Center. He has acted in theatre, film, and television. He was president of the Confederação Nacional de Teatro Amador – CONFENATA. He currently volunteers as coordinator of the extension project Casemiro Coco (DEARTC/CCH-UFMA), in the field of Animation Theatre. He holds the Order of Merit Timbira (State of Maranhão). He is a member of the research groups Memória da Dramaturgia Amazônida (Federal University of Pará); Poéticas Cênicas – Visuais e Performativas (UNESP); Pedagogias do Teatro e Ação Cultural (UFMA); and coordinates the research group The Mask in Popular Culture (UFMA). He is a member of the editorial boards of MÓIN-MÓIN – Journal of Studies on Puppet Theatre and Revista MAMULENGO of the Brazilian Puppet Theatre Association.

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Published

2025-06-11

How to Cite

SILVA, Bruno Oliveira da; BORALHO, Tácito. The Trail of the Cassimiros Who Crossed Borders. Móin-Móin Magazine - Studies in the Art of Puppetry, Florianópolis, v. 1, n. 31, p. 80–97, 2025. DOI: 10.5965/2595034701312025080. Disponível em: https://revistas.udesc.br/index.php/moin/article/view/27184. Acesso em: 11 jul. 2025.

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 31 (2025): Migrações: diálogos interculturais

Section

Dossiê Temático

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