A REFLECTION ON THE REPRESENTATION OF SEXUALITIES AND GENDER IN THE PERFORMING ARTS: THE PLAY THE KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN
LGBT, The kiss of the spider woman, Brazilian Theater
In the first chapter we discussed the norms and conventions that guide the understanding of sexuality and gender based on concepts from their studies. Researchers like Judith Butler, Simone de Beauvoir, Michel Foucault, João Silvério Trevisan, and others were part of the bibliographic references. In the second chapter, we discuss Manuel Puig's multi-award winning work, analyzing the expressions of the characters throughout the plot, with a special focus on their conduct on gender and sexuality. At that moment, we analyzed the repercussions of the representations of these characters on stage, with the support of the Brazilian digital newspaper library as the primary source of the research.