Encontrando Jenny: costuras entre criação de traje de cena e personagem

Abstract

The present work aims to investigate the interrelationships and correspondences existing in the processes of costume creation and character construction. This study is based on the making of the costume of the character Jenny Smith, in the show Mahagonny: the trap city — a play developed from the Brechtian opera Ascension and Fall of the City of Mahagonny — conceived, in part, by the actress who plays it. To carry out this analysis, at first, questions were raised about creative processes from the studies of Fayga Ostrower in her book “Creativity and Creation Processes”. Laura de Campos Françozo's studies on the costumes of the LUME Theater and Fausto Viana's analyzes on the costumes of the Théâtre du Soleil were also used as a reference, making parallels with the methodology of creation of the show Mahagonny. The construction of the character Jenny was analyzed based on Constantin Stanislavski's reflections on the relationship between the costume and the actor. It was observed that the methodologies used in the two creations go through different developments, however, with a common objective. The characteristics of each process complemented each other. The costume creation stages served as a basis for actions on the scene and as substance for the creation of the character by the actress, which configured her, in this experience, as an actress-costume designer.