Theatre in Brazil - dramaturgy, staging and history

Leonel Henckes  is an actor, producer and researcher in performing arts. Graduated in Theatrical Interpretation at the Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil, holds a master’s degree (2011) and a doctorate (2015) in Performing Arts at the Federal University of Bahia, with a doctoral internship at the Institut für Theaterwissenschaft of Freie Universität Berlin, Germany. He realized several independent theater projects and in collaboration with other artists in Brazil and Germany. Published in 2021 the book “O Ator da Organicidade na Cena Contemporânea” and in 2015 the book “Corpo fora do lugar: movimento, fluxo e desordem entre treinamento e construção cênica”.

He was a temporary professor at the Bachelor of Performing Arts course in Acting at UFBA (2009 – 2011). He worked as a casting coach, assistant director and body coach in several plays in Bahia. In 2012, he completed an internship as Assistant Artistic Director of an opera at Theater Freiburg/Freiburg im Breisgau Germany. 

From 2012, he starts a career in production and cultural management at Dramatugias da Melanina Acentuada Festival. He is on of the creators of the project Melanina Digital – a dramaturgical platform.