Isa Etel Kopelman

Actress, director, playwright and translator of works related to theatrical theories. degree in Letters from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (1969), a Master's in Arts from the State University of Campinas (2004) and a PhD in Arts from the State University of Campinas (2009). from the State University of Campinas, she was a former Associate Professor MA II D at the State University of Campinas and is currently a Collaborating Professor at the Department of Performing Arts and at the Postgraduate Program in Performing Arts at the State University of Campinas IA/Unicamp. He works in the area of Performing Arts, with an emphasis on Dramaturgy and Staging, developing research in the area of contemporary dramaturgy and classical theater matricesAn actress graduated from the Escola de Arte Dramática de São Paulo, she acted in plays such as “Victor, ou As Crianças no Poder”, directed by Celso Nunes, and “Macunaíma”, directed by Antunes Filho. She was consecrated with the APETESP and Mambembe Trophy awards for best actress, with the shows “Um Dibuk para dois Pessoas” (1983) and “No Natal a Gente vem te Buscar” (1979); “Bonecas Quebradas” (2015), directed by Verônica Fabrini. Awarded by APETESP and with the Mambembe Trophy for best actress, with the shows “Um Dibuk para dois Pessoas” (1983) and “No Natal a Gente vem te Buscar” (At Christmas, we come to you” (2015). 1979) respectively. In the field of direction, he started as an assistant to Antunes Filho in the first production of the show “Macunaíma” (1978), having directed later, at EAD in São Paulo (1984) and at Unicamp,also acting as a dramaturg. As a playwright, she participated in the creation of the show “Arab Nights” (2016-2018), directed by Eduardo Okamoto; In 2021, she acted as director and playwright, in the performance/concert by Eduardo Okamoto and Marcelo Onofri, in the opening of the process at MIT+SP of the scene “A garden to educate beasts” (2021). (Source: Lattes Curriculum)