Daydreams and Reflections on Black Theater, Cultural Politics, and the Anti-Racist Struggle with Hilton Cobra

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5965/1414573101542025e0502

Keywords:

black theater, Hilton Cobra, black body, cultural politics

Abstract

In May 2024, actor Hilton Cobra gave this interview about his monologue, Bring me the head of Lima Barreto. The play his is a celebration of the actor's 40th anniversary. A hallmark of his work is the fight against racism and the promotion of theater as an anti-racist epistemic tool. In the interview he discusses the main motivations for creating the play, his work as an actor and the partnership between Onisajé (Fernanda Julia) and Luiz Marfuz. In addition to reflecting on Brazilian black theater and the Brazilian cultural scene post-covid-19.   

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Author Biography

Dalton Madruga da Silva, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina

Mestrando em Teatro na Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC). Graduação em Teatro pela UDESC.

References

BARBOSA, Francisco de Assis. A vida de Lima Barreto. São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte: Autêntica, 2017.

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Published

2025-04-28

How to Cite

SILVA, Dalton Madruga da. Daydreams and Reflections on Black Theater, Cultural Politics, and the Anti-Racist Struggle with Hilton Cobra. Urdimento: Revista de Estudos em Artes Cênicas, Florianópolis, v. 1, n. 54, p. 1–27, 2025. DOI: 10.5965/1414573101542025e0502. Disponível em: https://revistas.udesc.br/index.php/urdimento/article/view/26271. Acesso em: 22 jun. 2025.

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 54 (2025): Brecht e Educação | Corpos que escrevem II

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Interviews

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