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Pedro Manuel
Pedro Manuel is a Portuguese theatre maker and PhD researcher at the Theatre Studies department of Utrecht University, with a scholarship by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (Portugal). Pedro studied Philosophy at the Faculty of Human and Social Sciences of New University of Lisbon, his final thesis focused on the theme of dramatic illusion and research on the notion of mimesis. Followed by an MA in Theatre Studies at the University of Lisbon, he developed his work around the notion of "death" from Tadeusz Kantor's suggestion of an historical lineage of this concept which, in the end, proposes the withdrawal of the actor from the stage. His PhD research continues this investigation, as he is currently studying performances where the actor is replaced by spectators, non-actors or technology, proposing the possibility to address a "theatre without actors" and exploring its influence on theatre discourse and practice.
As an artist, Pedro created performances that reflect these theoretical developments, through an experimental theatre making concerned with the actor's presence and modes of theatrical representation. Recently he has travelled through Mozambique and The Netherlands, developing specific research projects: "Localisms" on Community Art in The Netherlands, and "Teatro Moçambicano", mapping the field of theatre artists of Mozambique.
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