Desenho no Foyer (2023) by Beatriz SauaiaESPM | O Inusitado em Constante Movimento
Drawing at the Foyer
Theatro Municipal is one of the main theaters in Brazil, known for its ballet, opera, and classical music performances. Despite being a public facility, due to the cultural programming it presents and its luxurious building, it is considered a space for the elite. The Drawing Workshops are a self-learning drawing research project that breaks this paradigm, attracting participants of all ages and social classes.
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Observation drawing session in the Theater foyer
The Workshops are monthly immersive observation drawing events that have taken place since December 2021. In each edition, participants move around the site while making sketches of the Theater environments or a model wearing opera or ballet costumes.
Space for reflection
The Workshops are experimentation spaces where everyone can draw whatever they want. After observing the results, everyone talks and exchanges tips or information about their processes. There are no classes, assessments, or quantitative measurements – instead, there is meaningful learning, reflection, and smiles.
Sketches are quickly-made drawings that look natural, without erasing at all; mistakes are assumed as part of the process. They are like visual notes.
Theatro (2021) by Barbara BelaESPM | O Inusitado em Constante Movimento
Mirror from the Assyrian Hall reflecting ceiling ornaments
Vista de uma das janelas do Foyer do TMRJ (2022) by Janaina CruzESPM | O Inusitado em Constante Movimento
Landscape seen from one of the windows on the second floor of the Theater, with details of the balcony and window
A Musa (2022) by Gigi de VicqESPM | O Inusitado em Constante Movimento
Statue with lighting elements in the foyer of the Theater
Modelo Vivo (2022) by Gigi de VicqESPM | O Inusitado em Constante Movimento
Drawing of a live model made during a posing session of a dancer at Theatro Municipal
Escadaria - Musa (2022) by Tatiana SilvaESPM | O Inusitado em Constante Movimento
Female figure on the sides of the beginning of the stairs in the foyer of the Theater
Sala de espetáculos - Camarote (2022) by Tatiana SilvaESPM | O Inusitado em Constante Movimento
Box seen from the audience, in the concert hall
U-N-I-Q-U-E (2022) by Vitoria SerraESPM | O Inusitado em Constante Movimento
Drawing of one of the boxes and ornamental details from the concert hall
Lá Fora (2022) by Ana Claudia CamposESPM | O Inusitado em Constante Movimento
One of the Theater's side balconies seen from the av. 13 de maio
Espelhos (2022) by Ana Claudia CamposESPM | O Inusitado em Constante Movimento
View of one of the second floor rotunda rooms from the internal corridor
Canto do lustre (2022) by Victor LobatoESPM | O Inusitado em Constante Movimento
Drawing of one of the Theatro's chandeliers and ornaments, second floor
Braço de ferro (2022) by Victor LobatoESPM | O Inusitado em Constante Movimento
Detail drawing of the marquees over the side entrances of the Theater
No balanço das flores (2022) by Gabriela SolonESPM | O Inusitado em Constante Movimento
Drawing of a live model made during a posing session of a dancer at Theatro Municipal
Luz nº 1 (2022) by Thiago Henrique VerasESPM | O Inusitado em Constante Movimento
Watercolor sketch of second floor lamp
Luz nº 2 (2022) by Thiago Henrique VerasESPM | O Inusitado em Constante Movimento
Watercolor sketch of second floor chandelier
Drawing is capturing the world with your eyes
The Drawing Workshops may seem to be an artistic activity with no immediately perceptible utility. Nonetheless, academic research does not only lead to useful, professional knowledge that is applicable to immediate practical demands. Participants develop drawing skills and, in parallel, skills and abilities that are important for all activities in their lives, such as creativity.
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Curatorship and Editorial Research:
André Luis F. Beltrão (ESPM)
Cooperation:
Clara Paulino (Fundação Theatro Municipal)
Jordana Menezes (Fundação Theatro Municipal)
Beatriz Sauaia (ESPM), Laila Asensi (ESPM)
Information Management:
Katia Cristina Barbosa de Castro Seabra Campos
Maria Daniela da Silva Barboza
Regiane Aparecida Correia Melo
Santiago Mendes Araujo
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Fundação Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro and Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing have had a cultural partnership agreement since 2021.
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