| Summary: | New forms of resistance have been emerging in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, to cope with different ways of violence and stigmatization. The classic forms of popular mobilization are shaken up by protest movements which capitalize on new tools of activism. Artistic practices - and in particular theater - play an important role in this area, by creating spaces for dialogue, transmission of knowledge and awareness. Based on empirical data collected during a six-month field survey in the Maré favela complex (Rio de Janeiro), our work aims to understand how the practice of the Theater of the Oppressed can lead favelados actresses and actors to engage in a struggle for the recognition of their rights. Building on the theory for recognition this research investigates the relationship between art, politicization and activism, in space hit by violence and marginalization.
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