Entre o passo e a voz : a experiência do marcador com o teatro de animação no espetáculo Forró de Todos Nós da junina Balanço do Nordeste de Umbaúba-SE

Abstract

This study discusses the author's personal experience with the Quadrilha Junina Balanço do Nordeste (a traditional June Festival dance troupe) from Umbaúba, Sergipe, focusing on the performance Forró de Todos Nós (2025). Through an experiential account, the researcher examines his simultaneous roles on stage as the group’s caller (marcador) and as the actor-puppeteer of the puppet Sebastiana. The study addresses the incorporation of puppetry and animated-form theater techniques into the June Festival performance context, as well as their implications for show direction, stage presence, and artistic creation processes. To this end, the physical, vocal, and performance-related challenges involved in constructing and animating the character are discussed. Grounded in principles regarding the relationship between the actor-puppeteer and the object being animated, the narrative highlights the artist's performance as essential for creating the illusion of life on stage, while also underscoring the role of the caller within the June Festival spectacle. Thus, the study observes how animated-form theater techniques were integrated into the practices of the quadrilha junina. It concludes that this cultural manifestation transcends its festive nature, serving as a space for artistic training and performance-based inquiry, thereby contributing to the recognition of this realm as a field for theatrical experimentation and the valorization of popular culture.