Dom Roberto theater and mamulengo: coincidence or influence?

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5965/2595034701312025036

Keywords:

Animation Theater; nimated Forms Theater; Mamulengo Theater; Popular Theater; Dom Roberto Theater

Abstract

This article briefly presents a preliminary comparative study between the similarities and peculiarities of Portugal’s Teatro Dom Roberto and Brazil’s Mamulengo from Pernambuco. The aim of this research is to understand the relationships and similarities between these popular folk performances. The play, improvisation, historical details, and facts will be aspects to be analyzed in each manifestation, relating them to their cultural differences.

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Author Biography

Rômulo Ramos de Queiroz, Federal University of Pernambuco

Actor, poet, art educator, cultural producer, mamulengueiro (puppeteer of mamulengo puppets), storyteller. Born in Recife and graduated from the technical course of radio and TV Communication at Maurício de Nassau University - UNINASSAU. Holds a degree in Theater (UFPE) and a postgraduate degree in Puppetry, working in theater, TV, cinema, and literature. He has published children's books and articles, and also has experience in dance, circus, and reading mediation. Associated with SATED-PE, APTB, and UNIMA, he considers writing essential to life.

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FILHO, Hermilo Borba. Fisionomia e Espírito do Mamulengo. São Paulo: Companhia Editora Naciomal, 1966.

GIL, José Manuel Valbom. Teatro Dom Roberto - o teatro tradicional itinerante português de marionetas – O Saloío de Alcobaça e os novos Palheta. Portugal: Museu da Marioneta de Lisboa/EGEAC, 2013.

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SANTOS, Fernando Augusto Gonçalves. Mamulengo: o teatro de bonecos popular no Brasil. Móin Móin: revista de estudos sobre Teatro de Formas Animadas, Jaraguá do Sul, SCAR-UDESC, v.1, n. 03. 2007.

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Published

2025-06-11

How to Cite

QUEIROZ, Rômulo Ramos de. Dom Roberto theater and mamulengo: coincidence or influence?. Móin-Móin Magazine - Studies in the Art of Puppetry, Florianópolis, v. 1, n. 31, p. 36–57, 2025. DOI: 10.5965/2595034701312025036. Disponível em: https://revistas.udesc.br/index.php/moin/article/view/27185. Acesso em: 27 jul. 2025.

Issue

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

Section

Dossiê Temático

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