I carry what I can, i make a yard wherever possible: research and invention based on the narratives of migrant women silenced by official history in the construction of the new federal capital.

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5965/2595034701312025140

Keywords:

Objects; Memory; Women; Migration; Brasília

Abstract

This study stems from the research and creative process of the performance "I Carry What I Can, Make a Backyard Wherever Possible", by the Coletivo Entrevazios (DF). It is rooted in the sensitive listening of stories from migrant women living in the oldest regions of the Federal District. In contrast to the official narrative about the construction of the new federal capital, this investigation proposes a memory politics that values the everyday life, courage, and resistance of these women, with the Barraca de Memórias action as a trigger for these silenced narratives.

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Author Biography

Maysa Carvalho Gonçalves, University of Brasília

With a degree in Theater from UnB (2013), a Master's in Theater from UDESC (2018), and currently a PhD candidate in Performing Arts at UnB, she has worked since 2009 in the field of Animated Forms Theater. In 2020, she founded the online platform POÉTICA DA MATÉRIA, dedicated to training and research in Puppet Theater. She served as a substitute professor at UnB (2019–2020) and IFSC (2018–2019), teaching in the areas of Puppet Theater and Theater Pedagogy. She is a founding member of the collective ENTREVAZIOS, which focuses on scenography, performance, and the relationship between body and city. She created the award-winning children’s show TOCO (2016) with the group Pirilampo. In 2011, she participated in an international puppet theater course at the TOPIC school in Spain, supported by a UNIMA scholarship. She advocates for the appreciation of culture and public education in Brazil.

 

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Published

2025-06-11

How to Cite

GONÇALVES, Maysa Carvalho. I carry what I can, i make a yard wherever possible: research and invention based on the narratives of migrant women silenced by official history in the construction of the new federal capital. Móin-Móin Magazine - Studies in the Art of Puppetry, Florianópolis, v. 1, n. 31, p. 140–158, 2025. DOI: 10.5965/2595034701312025140. Disponível em: https://revistas.udesc.br/index.php/moin/article/view/27269. Acesso em: 29 jul. 2025.

Issue

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

Section

Dossiê Temático

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