Analysis of stage costumes

methodologies in Brazilian studies

Abstract

This article is part of a result from post-doctoral research and sought to carry out, through a research of secondary data, in the thesis databases of Brazilian universities, studies (theses and dissertations) developed based on analyses of images of costumes used in theatrical scenic works. Data such as the research techniques used to read the meanings of the costumes, which include the costumes as a relevant part of the characterization and scenic fabric and their respective analyses. The theoretical background of the article is interdisciplinary and encompasses authors from the Human Sciences, Arts and Applied Social Sciences. The objective of this study was to identify and compose an inventory of the research methodologies used in these analyses, to assist future researchers in new research and studies that deal with this topic, with the purpose of understanding the symbolic importance of the stage costume for the composition of scenic images. and his poetics. And thus, collaborate with epistemological discussions in the scientific field concerning the Arts.