Sisyphus

The actor. The actor in a place between two places. The actor on a ramp. The actor on a straight line. In this straight line, all the crossings in the world. In this world, a world of crossings. It’s about time. It’s about the awe and wonder of being alive here and now. It’s a gif. It’s a meme. It’s a videogame, and the player is stuck on the same level. It’s a country stuck on the same contradictions. It’s the eternal climb up the mountain. It’s sticks, and stones, and the end of the line. It’s the beginning of the way once more. It’s sixty crossings. There’s only a start and an end: how is the route filled? It’s a metaphor for life. It’s life itself. That’s the game. Crossings might be the great protagonist of Sisyphus. Inspired in the Greek myth of Sisyphus, the man who everyday carries his boulder up a hill only to see it roll back down and start again, the volume written by Gregorio Duvivier and Vinicius Calderoni goes from mythology to the chaotic hyperconnected world of memes and gifs, Brazil and contradictions, awe and new beginnings.

“Onstage, an actor and a ramp. The actor walks from the lower end to the upper end of the ramp. At the top, he jumps down. And begins again. And again. One more time. Always like this. Next, sixty ways of crossing a same path.”

About the authors
Gregorio Duvivier was born in 1986 in Rio de Janeiro. He’s an actor, writer, and screenwriter, and one of the founders of Porta dos Fundos, created in 2012. On stage, he was part of Z.E. – Zenas Emprovisadas (2003); Uma noite na lua (2013), for which he received the APTR Best Actor award; and Portátil (2014). On film, he was in Apenas o fim (2008); 5x Favela – Agora por Nós Mesmos (2010); Vai que dá certo (2013); and A vida invisível (2019). Among his television work are the shows O Fantástico Mundo de Gregorio (Multishow); Portátil (Comedy Central) and Se beber não ceie (Netflix). In 2017, his political humor and comment show Greg News with Gregorio Duvivier premiered on HBO. He’s the author of A partir de amanhã eu juro que a vida vai ser agora; Ligue os pontos – poemas de amor e big bang; Put Some Farofa; and Percatempos – Tudo que faço quando não sei o que fazer, and he writes a weekly column in Folha de S. Paulo.

Vinicius Calderoni was born in 1985 in São Paulo. He’s a playwright, director, composer, musician, screenwriter and actor. In 2010, with Rafael Gomes, he founded Cia. Emporio de Teatro Sortido. On stage, he wrote and directed Não nem nada (2014); Ãrrã (2015), for which he received the Shell award for best writer; and Chorume (2017). He wrote and acted in Os arqueólogos (2016), for which he received the APCA award for best author. He also wrote the musical Elza (2018), about Elza Soares, for which he received the APCA, Reverência and Bibi Ferreira awards for Best Author, and children’s plays Lá dentro tem coisa (2017), with Adriana Falcão and Rafael Gomes, and Mas por quê?! – A história de Elvis (2015), with Rafael Gomes. On TV, he wrote for De perto ninguém é normal (GNT) and Massaroca (TV Cultura).

About the collection
The Dramaturgia collection has, since 2012, published writing by Brazilian and international playwrights. The books help in building a memory of current theater, making a new record in the contemporary theater scene.

Specifications
Collection Dramaturgy Collection
Authors Gregorio Duvivier and Vinicius Calderoni
Language Portuguese
Page count 112
ISBN 9788555911057
Cover Beto Martins
Size 13 x 19 cm
Format Softcover
Year 2020