Ariano Suassuna
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Ariano Suassuna
Ariano Suassuna (born João Pessoa
, Paraíba
, Northeast Brazil 1927) is a Brazil
ian playwright and author.
He is in the "Movemento Amorial". He founded the Student Theater at Federal University of Pernambuco
.
Four of his plays have been filmed and he is considered one of Brazil's greatest living playwrights. He is also an important regional writer doing various novels set in the Northeast of Brazil. He received an honorary doctorate at a ceremony performed at a circus
. He is the author of, among other works, the "Auto da Compadecida
" and "A Pedra do Reino". He is a staunch defender of the culture of the Northeast, and his works deal with the popular culture of the Northeast.
, Paraíba
, on June 16, 1927, son of João Suassuna and Cassia Villar Suassuna. The following year, his father leaves the government of Paraiba and the family goes to live in the wilderness, in Acauhan Farm ("Fazenda Acauã").
With the Revolution of 30, his father was murdered for political reasons in Rio de Janeiro and the family moved to Taperoá, where he lived from 1933 to 1937. In this city, made his first studies Ariano and watched for the first time a piece of mamulengos and a challenge to Viola, whose character of "improvisation" was also one of the hallmarks of his theatrical production.
From 1942 she lived in Recife
, where he finished in 1945, his secondary education at the Gymnasium in Pernambuco and Osvaldo Cruz High School. The following year began the Law School, where he met Hermilo Borba Filho. And along with it, he founded the Theatre Student of Pernambuco. In 1947 he wrote his first play, A Woman Clothed in the Sun In 1948, his play the harps of Zion Sing (The Deserter or Princess) was set up by the Student Theater of Pernambuco. The Men of Clay was mounted the following year.
In 1950, graduated from the Faculty of Law and was awarded the Martin Pena Auto by John of the Cross. To be cured of lung disease, was forced to move back to Taperoá. There he wrote the play and set up a Heart of Torture in 1951. In 1952 he returned to live in Recife. This year to 1956, he devoted himself to law, without abandoning, however, the theater industry. From this time The Punishment of Pride (1953), The Miser Rico (1954) and the Compassionate Self (1955), have designed it around the country and that would be considered in 1962 by Sabato Magaldi "the text of the most popular modern Brazilian theater. "
In 1956, he abandoned law to become professor of Aesthetics at the Federal University of Pernambuco
. The following year he staged his play The Marriage Leary in São Paulo, Cia Sérgio Cardoso, and The Ghost and the nut, in 1958, was staged his play The Man in the Cow and the Power of Fortune, in 1959, The Pen and Law, awarded ten years after the Festival Latinoamericano de Teatro.
In 1959, along with Hermilo Borba Filho, founded the Teatro Popular do Nordeste, which then set up the farce of Good Sloth (1960) and The Homemade and Catherine (1962). In the early '60s, he interrupted his successful career as a playwright to devote to the classes in Aesthetics UFPe. There, in 1976, defends the thesis Habilitation The jaguar and the Island Brazil Nuts: A Reflection on Brazilian Culture. Retires as professor in 1994.
Founding member of the Federal Council of Culture (1967), appointed by the Rector Murilo Guimarães, director of the Department of Cultural Extension of UFPe (1969). Directly linked to culture, began in 1970 in Recife, the "Armorial Movement", interested in the development and understanding of traditional forms of popular expression. Called names expressive music classical music to seek a northeast to come join the movement, launched in Recife, October 18, 1970, with the concert "Three Centuries of Music Northeastern - the Armorial of the Baroque" and an exhibition of printmaking, painting and sculpture. Secretary of Culture of the State of Pernambuco, Miguel Arraes Government (1994-1998).
Between 1958-79, also dedicated himself to prose fiction, publishing the Romance of The Stone of the Kingdom and the Prince of the Blood-and-Go Back (1971) and History of The King beheaded in the Caatinga Hinterland / The Sun Caetana of Oz (1976), classified by him as "armorial-popular Brazilian novel."
Ariano Suassuna built in São José do Belmonte (PE), where the ride is inspired by the Romance of The Stone of the Kingdom, an outdoor sanctuary, consisting of 16 sculptures of stone, with height 3.50 m each, arranged in circle, representing the sacred and the profane. The first three are images of Jesus Christ, Our Lady and St. Joseph, the patron saint of the city.
Paraíba State Academy of Arts and Doctor Honoris Causa from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
(2000).
In 2004, with the support of the ABL, the Kind Films produced a documentary entitled The Hinterland: World of Ariano Suassuna, directed by Douglas Machado and was exhibited at the Sala José de Alencar.
In 2002, Ariano Suassuna story was the subject of the carnival, in 2008, was again the subject of plot, this time the samba school Carnival Mancha Verde in São Paulo.
In 2006, he was awarded the title of Doctor Honoris Causa from the Federal University of Ceara
, but what came to be delivered only on 10 June 2010 on the eve of completing 83 years. "I could not seem to want to receive the honor, but it was scheduling problems," Ariano said, referring to the time between giving and receiving the title.
Ariano Suassuna (born João Pessoa
João Pessoa
João Pessoa , is the capital city of the state of Paraíba, was founded in 1585 and sometimes called the city where the sun rises first, is a Brazilian city and the easternmost city in the Americas at 34º47'38"W, 7º9'28"S. Local residents call its easternmost point Ponta do Seixas. It is also...
, Paraíba
Paraíba
Paraíba Paraíba Paraíba (Tupi: pa'ra a'íba: "bad to navigation"; Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: is a state of Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian Northeast, and is bordered by Rio Grande do Norte to the north, Ceará to the west, Pernambuco to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the east...
, Northeast Brazil 1927) is a Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian playwright and author.
He is in the "Movemento Amorial". He founded the Student Theater at Federal University of Pernambuco
Federal University of Pernambuco
The Federal University of Pernambuco is a public university located in Recife, Brazil, and established in 1946. UFPE has 70 undergraduate courses and 175 postgraduate courses. As of 2007, UFPE had near 35,000 students and about 2,000 professors. The university has three campuses: Recife, Vitória...
.
Four of his plays have been filmed and he is considered one of Brazil's greatest living playwrights. He is also an important regional writer doing various novels set in the Northeast of Brazil. He received an honorary doctorate at a ceremony performed at a circus
Circus
A circus is commonly a travelling company of performers that may include clowns, acrobats, trained animals, trapeze acts, musicians, hoopers, tightrope walkers, jugglers, unicyclists and other stunt-oriented artists...
. He is the author of, among other works, the "Auto da Compadecida
Auto da Compadecida
Auto da Compadecida is a play written by Ariano Suassuna, published in 1955 and based in Molière's literary composition. Its first production was in 1956 in Recife, Pernambuco.Auto da Compadecida is a comedy of northeast Brazil...
" and "A Pedra do Reino". He is a staunch defender of the culture of the Northeast, and his works deal with the popular culture of the Northeast.
Biography
Ariano Suassuna Vilar was born in Our Lady of the Snows, now João PessoaJoão Pessoa
João Pessoa , is the capital city of the state of Paraíba, was founded in 1585 and sometimes called the city where the sun rises first, is a Brazilian city and the easternmost city in the Americas at 34º47'38"W, 7º9'28"S. Local residents call its easternmost point Ponta do Seixas. It is also...
, Paraíba
Paraíba
Paraíba Paraíba Paraíba (Tupi: pa'ra a'íba: "bad to navigation"; Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: is a state of Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian Northeast, and is bordered by Rio Grande do Norte to the north, Ceará to the west, Pernambuco to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the east...
, on June 16, 1927, son of João Suassuna and Cassia Villar Suassuna. The following year, his father leaves the government of Paraiba and the family goes to live in the wilderness, in Acauhan Farm ("Fazenda Acauã").
With the Revolution of 30, his father was murdered for political reasons in Rio de Janeiro and the family moved to Taperoá, where he lived from 1933 to 1937. In this city, made his first studies Ariano and watched for the first time a piece of mamulengos and a challenge to Viola, whose character of "improvisation" was also one of the hallmarks of his theatrical production.
From 1942 she lived in Recife
Recife
Recife is the fifth-largest metropolitan area in Brazil with 4,136,506 inhabitants, the largest metropolitan area of the North/Northeast Regions, the 5th-largest metropolitan influence area in Brazil, and the capital and largest city of the state of Pernambuco. The population of the city proper...
, where he finished in 1945, his secondary education at the Gymnasium in Pernambuco and Osvaldo Cruz High School. The following year began the Law School, where he met Hermilo Borba Filho. And along with it, he founded the Theatre Student of Pernambuco. In 1947 he wrote his first play, A Woman Clothed in the Sun In 1948, his play the harps of Zion Sing (The Deserter or Princess) was set up by the Student Theater of Pernambuco. The Men of Clay was mounted the following year.
In 1950, graduated from the Faculty of Law and was awarded the Martin Pena Auto by John of the Cross. To be cured of lung disease, was forced to move back to Taperoá. There he wrote the play and set up a Heart of Torture in 1951. In 1952 he returned to live in Recife. This year to 1956, he devoted himself to law, without abandoning, however, the theater industry. From this time The Punishment of Pride (1953), The Miser Rico (1954) and the Compassionate Self (1955), have designed it around the country and that would be considered in 1962 by Sabato Magaldi "the text of the most popular modern Brazilian theater. "
In 1956, he abandoned law to become professor of Aesthetics at the Federal University of Pernambuco
Pernambuco
Pernambuco is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. To the north are the states of Paraíba and Ceará, to the west is Piauí, to the south are Alagoas and Bahia, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean. There are about of beaches, some of the most beautiful in the...
. The following year he staged his play The Marriage Leary in São Paulo, Cia Sérgio Cardoso, and The Ghost and the nut, in 1958, was staged his play The Man in the Cow and the Power of Fortune, in 1959, The Pen and Law, awarded ten years after the Festival Latinoamericano de Teatro.
In 1959, along with Hermilo Borba Filho, founded the Teatro Popular do Nordeste, which then set up the farce of Good Sloth (1960) and The Homemade and Catherine (1962). In the early '60s, he interrupted his successful career as a playwright to devote to the classes in Aesthetics UFPe. There, in 1976, defends the thesis Habilitation The jaguar and the Island Brazil Nuts: A Reflection on Brazilian Culture. Retires as professor in 1994.
Founding member of the Federal Council of Culture (1967), appointed by the Rector Murilo Guimarães, director of the Department of Cultural Extension of UFPe (1969). Directly linked to culture, began in 1970 in Recife, the "Armorial Movement", interested in the development and understanding of traditional forms of popular expression. Called names expressive music classical music to seek a northeast to come join the movement, launched in Recife, October 18, 1970, with the concert "Three Centuries of Music Northeastern - the Armorial of the Baroque" and an exhibition of printmaking, painting and sculpture. Secretary of Culture of the State of Pernambuco, Miguel Arraes Government (1994-1998).
Between 1958-79, also dedicated himself to prose fiction, publishing the Romance of The Stone of the Kingdom and the Prince of the Blood-and-Go Back (1971) and History of The King beheaded in the Caatinga Hinterland / The Sun Caetana of Oz (1976), classified by him as "armorial-popular Brazilian novel."
Ariano Suassuna built in São José do Belmonte (PE), where the ride is inspired by the Romance of The Stone of the Kingdom, an outdoor sanctuary, consisting of 16 sculptures of stone, with height 3.50 m each, arranged in circle, representing the sacred and the profane. The first three are images of Jesus Christ, Our Lady and St. Joseph, the patron saint of the city.
Paraíba State Academy of Arts and Doctor Honoris Causa from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
Rio Grande do Norte
Rio Grande do Norte is one of the states of Brazil, located in the northeastern region of the country, occupying the northeasternmost tip of the South American continent. Because of its geographic position, Rio Grande do Norte has a strategic importance. The capital and largest city is Natal...
(2000).
In 2004, with the support of the ABL, the Kind Films produced a documentary entitled The Hinterland: World of Ariano Suassuna, directed by Douglas Machado and was exhibited at the Sala José de Alencar.
In 2002, Ariano Suassuna story was the subject of the carnival, in 2008, was again the subject of plot, this time the samba school Carnival Mancha Verde in São Paulo.
In 2006, he was awarded the title of Doctor Honoris Causa from the Federal University of Ceara
Ceará
Ceará is one of the 27 states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic coast. It is currently the 8th largest Brazilian State by population and the 17th by area. It is also one of the main touristic destinations in Brazil. The state capital is the city of...
, but what came to be delivered only on 10 June 2010 on the eve of completing 83 years. "I could not seem to want to receive the honor, but it was scheduling problems," Ariano said, referring to the time between giving and receiving the title.
Plays
- O Auto da CompadecidaO Auto da CompadecidaO Auto da Compadecida is a 2000 Brazilian comedy film, directed by Guel Arraes, with a screenplay by Arraes and Adriana Falcão...
(The Self of Pitying) (1955) - O Castigo da Soberba (The Punishment of Pride) (1960)
- O Casamento Suspeitoso (The Suspicious Marriage) (1961)
- Uma Mulher Vestida de Sol (A Dressed with the Sun' Woman) (1964)
- O Rico AvarentoThe Niggard RichThe Niggard Rich is a play written by Ariano Suassuna, published in 1954 and based in Molière's literary composition.-Plot:...
(The Niggard Rich) (1964) - O Santo e a PorcaThe Saint and The SowThe Saint and The Sow is a very popular Brazilian play written by Ariano Suassuna that was first published in 1957...
(The Saint and The Sow) (1964) - Pena e a Lei (Penalty and the Law) (1974)
- A Farsa da Boa Preguiça (The Farce of Good Laziness) (1982)
Novels
- A Pedra do Reino e o Príncipe do Sangue do Vai-e-Volta, (1971).
- História d'O Rei Degolado nas caatingas do sertão: ao sol da Onça Caetana, (1977).
Critical Study
- Ariano Suassuna : um perfil biográfico, Adriana Victor, Juliana Lins. Rio de Janeiro: Zahar, c2007. ISBN 9788571109896