“Na presença dançamos melhor com a vida”: Berê Fuhro Souto.

Abstract

This master’s thesis was developed by the Graduate Program in Visual Arts of the Federal University of Pelotas - UFPel, linked to the line of research Creation Processes and Poetics of Daily Life. The study sought to investigate and reflect on the trajectory of Berê Fuhro Souto from Pelotas/RS, for her role in contemporary dance. The study took place between August 2018 and October 2020, resulting in this textual dissertation production and production of an audiovisual piece, seeking to poetically eternalize Berê’s memories. The work was developed through a qualitative approach to research in the arts, taking as references the theoretical and methodological contributions of memory, cartography, dance research and audiovisual. For that, we anchored in several authors, such as Hallbwacks (2013) to articulate individual and collective memory, Rolnik (2006) to map using ma terials from many sources, languages and styles. Barbosa (2003) focusing on interdisciplinarity and art education issues, Louppe (2012) brings discussions about contemporary dance, Salles (2007) who thinks of artistic work as creation as a constant process in movement. Rancière (2012) who intuits that there is a policy in art as a structuring of the sensitive experience, among other authors that provided important reflections. The process about this master’s thesis has been constituted by the narratives of our interpreters-creators since the elaboration of the Graduation Conclusion thesis in Dance Bachelor’s Degree (2018) and collaborators who identify the motivation to follow the steps, that is, to reference the contributions left by Berê, as well as contemplate the artistic experiences lived on the scene. The sources for the elaboration of this study were several: personal collections, photos, videos, folders, files and websites. Finally, Berê’s legacy carries unique poetic marks of her time, context and commitment to the diverse contemporaneity, loaded with affections of various paths that unfold, in this case, in the production of an audiovisual piece.