Jovens que cantam em bando: uma prática interdisciplinar e contemporânea de canto coral em Caxias do Sul

Abstract

Based on my observation of a contemporary youth choir practice I analyse in this dissertation whether Art may constitute itself as a reflexive and interdisciplinary tool in Education and, in particular, for the expansion of historical awareness, potentializing a citizenly existence. In the search for answers I investigate the processes of composition, conceptualization and execution of the “Contrapontos” performance by the Moinho UCS Youth Choir, beyond the relevance of the historical context under which it was conceived. Art, Education and collective vocal practice, particularly, are discussed here as the development of the human on becoming in view of a contemporary and interdisciplinary experience of youth choir singing connected to a multifaceted formation in artistry, dialoguing with possibilities of transcreations. I seek to prove these premises from the analysis of the singers' reports and from the testimonies of professionals participating in the performance, which also resulted in the product of this research, the documentary “Stories Artisting Mills”. Sewing meanings among theories from different authors, such as Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari, Ernani Maletta, Roberto Crema, Sandra Mara Corazza, Murray Schafer, Howard Gardner, José D´Assumpção Barros and Jörn Rüsen, who support this work, I present some concepts like: polyphonic rhizome, self-tuning, normosis and historical awareness, weaving ideas that may serve as input and inspiration for professionals from different areas of knowledge.