Amparados, entre outros, nos pensadores Jacques Rancière, Hans-Thies Lehmann, Maria Tereza Kuhner, apresentamos algumas das principais ideias sobre as relações entre teatro, política e estética. A segunda parte do artigo é dedicada à questão do engajamento, pois se trata de um tema que teve forte presença no teatro brasileiro. Os aspectos teóricos do engajamento advém do pensamento de Jean Paul-Sartre e Paul-Louis Landsberg.
In this article, we present some of main ideas about the intertwined relation among theater, politics and aesthetics. Such ideas are developed based on authors such as Jacques Rancière, HansThies Lehmann, Maria Tereza Kuhner and others. We also dedicate attention to the issue of engagement, once it is a topic that had a great presence in the Brazilian theater. The theoretical aspects of engagement comes from thoughts of Jean - Paul Sartre and Paul- Louis Landsberg.
