A arte como objeto político: uma análise dos aspectos políticos e culturais do musical “Hadestown”

Abstract

When talking about the arts, Fernando Pessoa once said, “the fruit lasts longer than the flower, and it is what remains to say about the tree” meaning we must see it as something that reflects our world beyond the surface. Art stands today as one of the most fruitful resources for analysis about society, enabling numerous discussions and research around its expressions. In this essay we intend to explore how economic, gender and race relations are represented in the musical Hadestown, as well as how these representations reflect on the construction of our society. Furthermore, we intend to raise the debate about the necessity of the arts and the possibilities it shows in the process of observing what constitutes our surroundings. In the construction of this study, different audiovisual materials related to the musical were used to build the analysis, as well as essential objects to contextualize the myth that originated this retelling, in a way that allows us to see art as a political object through the lens of social Psychology and the social representations theory. Finally, this construction allowed us to analyze meaningful social aspects in Hadestown and how they can move and create impact on those who exchange experiences with this artistic form. In conclusion, art is a form of expression of contemporary and, as a cultural object, it results in discussions that are capable of making us realize that everything is political - it allows us to question the reality we live inand gives us the will to change it.