The LTC Manifesto

We are here (whisper). We have our language – We have our mathematics – We have ourselves and nobody can take that away from us.
The end of the 15th century and the entire 16th century were certainly one of the saddest periods on the planet (a total sadness). European nations, armed with their great ships, established colonies in almost the entire world, aligning trade and production to the European model through the colonial regime. As a consequence, local knowledge, its intellectual and cultural aspects were ignored, prohibited, demonized and subverted (total massacre). At that moment, the contact with the traditions of the people, the true heirs of the colonized lands, was almost completely and irreversibly lost (and we were left orphaned).
Since ancient times, humans have created ways to compare, classify, order, measure and quantify elements. Long before the invention of numbers, early humans needed to develop methods to solve everyday problems, such as locating themselves in time and space, as well as describing and explaining the physical world. Therefore, my dear ones, mathematics is not only made up of numbers.
Ethnomathematics – a strategy of organization, quantification and numeral systems.
Ethnomathematics – Ubiratan D’Ambrósio, considered its father.
Ethnomathematics – a field of reflection on the sociocultural roots of art and techniques of explanation and knowledge.
Ethnomathematics – we all have one
(whispers ethno – math – matics, matics, math, ethno).
We are the Stage Design Transdisciplinary Laboratory (LTC)[LTC] at the University of Brasília [UnB](UnB), created by Prof. Dr. Sônia Paiva.
It is an extension program designed for university students and the artistic community in general. It provides a space for experimentation and learning, grounded in project management, with a focus on the creative economy and the practice and education of stage design.
Our mission goes beyond theatrical production; the LTC aims to foster an design ecosystem, generating multicultural and diverse connections through transdisciplinary actions within a collaborative and innovative culture.
We seek our creative emancipation, our actions set us free from the compartmentalized ideas of disciplines, set us free from visions that do not encompass the complexity of our daily lives, set us free from ego and the vanity of thinking that only our knowledge is valid.
We have developed a lifestyle that, through arts, education, sciences management and technology, utilizes available human resources and diversity as a fertile ground for the creation of projects with collaborative, cooperative and inclusive actions. We teach and learn from each other, sharing our subjectivities, beliefs and knowledge in order to create realities of cultural, social and political power.

Entre Temas

This web page began in early 2020, during the Covid-19 pandemic, as a collaborative online magazine focused on Staging. Throughout its four editions, it has become a well-established space for dissemination and discussions about the language of scene design, providing a poetic respite in such challenging times.

Theatrical repertoire

LTC Projects at the Prague Quadrennial

LTC Immersion in the Parque de Produções

Immersion in the city of Goiás

Immersed in a century-old house in the countryside, we generate harmonies in our creations and strengthen the collaborative process of the group. In these meetings, we usually work on repertoire creation, aiming for participation in the Prague Quadrennial (2011, 2015, and 2019).

Formation and Diffusion

Cultural Exchange

The project Terra e Luz: Poéticas da Matéria (Earth and Light: Poetics of Matter) – a collaboration between Brazil-Brasília and France-Grenoble, promoted by the Stage Design Transdisciplinary Laboratory at UnB and Coletivo Terron. Over the course of 7 days, from November 11th to 18th, 2016, workshops, artistic residencies, debates, performative experiences and artistic creations were held in Brasília. Brazilian and French professionals, academics and researchers from various fields of knowledge were involved in an exchange of experiences and knowledge directly linked and opened to the local community.

Actress, cultural producer, musician and researcher in Scene Arts. Undergraduate in Performing Arts at the University of Brasília, she develops research on the poetics of the view and subjectivity in creative processes. Her work moves between theater, music, performance and popular culture, with an interest in authorial creations and interdisciplinary artistic practices.

Ana Sofia Brandão is a graphic and product designer, visual artist, and dancer currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Design at the University of Brasília (UnB).

Working across visual communication, illustration, fashion, and the performing arts, her practice is driven by an interest in storytelling, movement, and the ways images shape identity and experience. Drawing from a multidisciplinary background, Ana explores the intersections between design, artistic expression, and the body as a medium of Communication.

Her connection to the arts began at an early age through acting, singing, and dance. After six years of classical ballet training, she expanded her practice into urban dance and is currently a member of Cia Have Dreams, participating in competitions and performances. Altogether, she has accumulated more than eighteen years of experience in the performing Arts.

Alongside her work as a designer and performer, Ana develops personal projects in illustration, fashion, and costume design, often seeking to bridge visual narratives with movement and materiality. She is fluent in English and has elementary proficiency in Mandarin Chinese.

Since 2026, Ana has worked as a Graphic Design Intern at the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil, contributing to institutional communication projects while continuing to develop her artistic and design practice.

Actor, visual artist, composer, illustrator, lighting technician, and multidisciplinary artist, Gabriel Lyra is currently pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Performing Arts at the University of Brasília (UnB). He also works professionally in illustration and has been responsible for the mascot design and editorial cartoons for Browneria Seu Bráulio, based in Belo Horizonte, since 2023. At UnB, as a member of the Laboratório de Crítica Teatral (Lacrí), he has contributed critical writing while also overseeing graphic design and visual production for the laboratory’s Instagram account (@lacri.cen.unb), event promotion, promotional video production and direction, and multimedia content development. He works as a freelance digital artist, producing commissioned digital illustrations and traditional paintings.

Gabriel has been involved in theater training since the age of thirteen and has performed professionally for over ten years, developing a transdisciplinary artistic approach that seeks to integrate diverse fields of knowledge and artistic practices. Recently, he directed and produced the short film Escúlpito (2025), featuring an original soundtrack composed by himself. His notable audiovisual acting credits include Menecma (2022) and Vamos ter a Noite Seguinte ao invés da Manhã Anterior (2023). He also possesses extensive experience as a stage performer dating back to 2016. Currently, he studies stage lighting and works as a technical crew member for theatrical productions. In addition, he plays piano, composes original music, and produces soundtracks and musical works for artistic projects.

He was formerly a member of Arco-Filmes, a film production company based in Belo Horizonte.

Researcher and active in the areas of vocal performance, animation theater, lighting, scenography and sound design. Currently a student at UnB, Puppeteer, Lambe-lambeiro, and member of LATA (Animation Theater Laboratory) at UNB, I direct studies to improve techniques and develop mechanisms and devices to intensify the “ânima” and immersion of animation theater: whether through visual, sound, scenographic or mechanical resources, brought to life by the language of puppeteering and their animated beings.

Actress, costume designer, set designer, producer, and physical education instructor since 2001; specialist in exercise physiology from the USP School of Medicine; holds an MBA in Sports Management and Marketing from Trevisan Business School; currently pursuing a degree in Performing Arts at UnB, and a member of LTC. Her career has involved moving between sports and the arts, serving as president of the Banzeiro Rugby Club of Rondônia, as events director for the Rondônia chapter of CREF8 and as organizer and producer of the Rondônia Sevens stage of the Northern Rugby League in 2015 and 2016. Administrative Director of the Brasília Philharmonic Orchestra, Financial Manager for the “Viva Arte Viva nas Cidades – GAMA/DF” project, and Executive Producer of the “Concerto das Escolas” project, both for the Brasília Philharmonic Orchestra. Author and performer of the show “Manifesto para Viver Mais,” presented in Brasília and at the Brasileirinho Exhibition at the EURART Gallery (Leira, Portugal). Actress in the musicals Noturno by Oswaldo Montenegro and Raul Fora da Lei by Roberto Bomtempo and José Joffily, both directed by Deto Montenegro. She designed the set and costumes for the show “A Morte nas Mãos de Quem?” (nominated for Best Set Design at the 1st FESTCARAS) and Pipa (winner of the awards for Best Scene, Best Playwriting, and Best Actor at the 3rd FESTCARAS), and was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 2nd FESTCARAS for her performance in “O Aprendiz,” written by Henfil. Her portfolio also includes short films, advertising campaigns, and hybrid theater and audiovisual.

Passionate about creating and organizing, I have lived communication as a profession for nearly ten years. An advertising student at the University of Brasília, I am a rising professional uniting art direction, design, and photography. My path includes work for institutions like UNAIDS Brazil (UN), G4F Soluções, and the National Civil Aviation Agency. My trademark is strategy paired with aesthetics to generate impact. That is how the Human Ribbon (“Laço Humano”) was born, a symbol for 25 years of UNAIDS in Brazil shared by activists and global figures.

Karine Vasco is a 24 year old visual artist from Brasília, student at the University of Brasília (UnB). Her career, however, began in other areas, she studied Aerospace Engineering at the same university for three years, and later graduated in Digital Games. These transitions of experimentation are the foundations of her current research in which she works with mixed techniques and photography, investigating subjects such as information, technology and cartography.

PEDRO RUBIN

Actor in Training • Multidisciplinary Artist

Profile

Pedro Rubin is a multidisciplinary artist situated in Brasília, Brazil, currently pursuing a degree in Performing Arts at the University of Brasília (UnB), with an expected graduation date in 2027. His artistic practice moves across different multimedia languages, including costume design, sculpture, and set design. He has been involved in theatrical productions since 2015, developing experience both in acting and in the creative and technical processes of the performing arts, as well as creating two performances presented on the university campus of UnB.

Director, playwrighter, actress, and set designer, Luiza Melo da Silva is Graduated in Interior Design from UNIPLAN in 2022 and Bachelorette on Performing Arts student at the University of Brasília (UnB) since 2020. She has been taking theater courses since she was 12 and has been acting for over 10 years, having started her career in an adaptation of O Pequeno Príncipe (The Little Prince). Since then, she has participated in several stage productions, including an adaptation of “O Despertar da Primavera” (Spring Awakening) – 2018, with performances at the SESC Newton Rossi Theater, and “Os Mamutes” (2022), a play by the aknoleged brazilian playwrighter, Jô Bilac.

On 2025, she joined the cast of “Liberdade, Liberdade!”, by Millôr Fernandes and Flávio Rangel adapted and directed by Morillo Carvalho, Irina Buss, and Geise Prazeres. On 2025, she debuted as a playwrighter and director at the play “Eu Nunca Desejei a Morte”, based on 4:48 Psychosis, by Sarah Kane, in which she also worked as an actress. In the same year, she wrote her second play, “Azul”, as well as part of the cast. Also in 2025, she participated as an actress in two other plays: “Felicidade Invisível”, a text by Alexandre Ribondi, and a new season of “Os Mamutes”, with performances at the Samambaia Cultural Complex and the Renato Russo Cultural Space.

Currently, she’s directing the children’s play “Onde Nascem as Coisas Miúdas” and is ongoing the second season of “Eu Nunca Desejei a Morte”, acting exclusively as a director.

From 2014 to 2018, he was part of the Stage Design Transdisciplinary Laboratory. He was part of the Brazilian curatorial team for the Exhibition of Scenography Schools at the Prague Quadrennial 2015. He was awarded in the 5th edition of the Eixo do Fora project in 2017.

Since 2019, he has been working as an educator at cultural centers such as CCBB Brasília and the Centro Cultural TCU. Currently, he is studying Fashion Design Technology at IFB and works as a technical instructor in the clothing field at SENAI DF.

Associated with the Stage Design Transdisciplinary Laboratory – LTC and Parque de Produções since 2010. Worked on the conception, development, production, and assembly of the Brazilian students’ space at the Prague Quadrennial 2015. Master’s degree in Contemporary Artistic Creation (University of Aveiro – Portugal / 2022) Bachelor’s degree in Architecture and Urbanism (Centro Universitário de Brasília – Brazil / 2005), Bachelor’s degree in Performing Arts (University of Brasília – Brazil / 2013).
Serves as a front-of-house coordinator and producer at Teatro Aveirense – Portugal. And continues to work as an architect, performer, scenographer, visual and plastic artist, researcher and educator.

Graduated from the University of Brasília, she participated in the Stage Design Transdisciplinary Laboratory from 2008 to 2011.
She won the award for best scenography student at the Exhibition of Brazilian Students held at ECA-USP, a selection for the Prague Quadrennial 2011.
Currently, her research, studies, and artworks revolve around embroidery, sculpture, and drawing.

Raquel Rosildete works with light design for the stage and architecture. She worked at LTC from 2010 to 2015, participating in all stages of the creative and production processes, from experimentation to fundraising for exhibitions, performances, and participation in Prague. She participated in the 2011 Quadrennial as a student, with her project being selected for the Exhibition of Schools. In 2015, she worked on the curatorial process for the Brazilian representation in the Exhibition of Scenography Schools.

Caio Sato is a Master’s student in Visual Arts at the University of Brasília – PPGAV/UnB and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Visual Arts (2019). He has been a member of the Stage Design Transdisciplinary Laboratory and Parque de Produções since 2014, working in the area of Photography and Documentation. He continuously researches and studies various areas of knowledge, believing in the importance of interdisciplinary exchanges for personal growth. He is fluent in Portuguese and English and has basic comprehension/communication skills in Spanish, French and Libras (Brazilian Sign Language).

Master (2022) and Bachelor (2008) in Design from the University of Brasília and MBA in Project Management from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (2018). Graphic Designer at TV Câmara since 2013 and Art Director since 2021. rofessor of Graphic Design at Centro Universitário IESB since 2019. Member of the Transdisciplinary Laboratory of Scenography (LTC) at the University of Brasília from 2011 to 2019. Winner of the Jorge Salim Graphic Excellence Award (2013). Finalist of the 29th MCB Design Award (2015) with the catalog of the project Brazil: Shared Labirintos, by LTC. 3rd place in the Brazilian Schools of Scenography and Costume Exhibition (2010). Producer and organizer of the Show of Brazilian Students of Scene Design in Brazil and at the 2015 Prague Quadrennial.

Participated in the Stage Design Transdisciplinary Laboratory (LTC), coordinated by Prof. Dr. Sônia Paiva, as a production assistant for the Exhibition of Brazilian Students in Brazil and at the Prague Quadrennial – PQ15, and as a producer, actress and workshop facilitator for the Desenhos Narrativos (Narrative Drawings) workshop at PQ19. The transdisciplinary experience of LTC applied to the context of high school in public schools was the object of her master’s research.

She is a researcher in the extension program of Prof. Dr. Sônia Paiva, the Stage Design Transdisciplinary Laboratory at the University of Brasília. acting in the LTC and in theatrical staging classes at the University of Brasília, she was enchanted by Teatro de Sombras (Shadow Theater), which was the subject of her thesis, culminating in a trip to Prague, Czech Republic, to participate in the Exhibition of Schools at the Prague Quadrennial 2011.

Carolina Guida graduated in Architecture and Urbanism from the University of Brasília (2022) – her Final Paper “Da Amnésia à Anamnesis: altares da memória no Rio São Francisco” (From Amnesia to Anamnesis: altars of memory in the São Francisco River) turned into an artist book and a future audiovisual project. She was a member of the Stage Design Transdisciplinary Laboratory from 2018 to 2020 and participated in the interactive workshop Desenhos Narrativos (Narrative Drawings) at the Quadrennial of Prague. From 2020 to 2021, she carried out independent visual arts projects (@carolguidart). In 2023, she worked as a set design assistant for a theater play at the 25th Festival Amazonas de Ópera. Also in 2023, she started her Master’s degree in the Postgraduate Program at the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of the University of Brasília.

An architect from the University of Brasília, she specialized her studies in the field of scenography. She coordinated the Biombo Scenography Laboratory (2017 to 2019). She joined the Stage Design Transdisciplinary Laboratory (LTC) in 2018 after having a project approved for PQ19 at the Brazilian Student Exhibition. She also participated in PQ19 with the workshop Desenhos Narrativos (Narrative Drawings) alongside LTC. She developed her final projects in the area: a theoretical essay analyzing the narrative strategies of the scenery in the animation series Steven Universe; and the conception of a set design for a storytelling space based on a children’s book.

Master’s student in the Postgraduate Program in Design at the University of Brasília. Member of Parque de Produções since 2014, working in the areas of graphic design and audiovisual production.
Participant in two PQ editions (15 and 19); in 2015 as part of the assembly team for the exhibition Brasil: LABirintos Compartilhados (Brazil: Shared LAByrinths) and in 2019 as a workshop instructor for Desenhos Narrativos: Da Areia à Luz (Narrative Drawings: From Sand to Light) in collaboration with Parque de Produções and the Laboratório Transdisciplinar de Cenografia As an audiovisual producer and editor, I find in Parque de Produções an inspiring space where different fields of knowledge intersect. It is through the intertwining of different practices that we understand the value of individuals within the collective, and the prominence of the collective within individuality.

As an undergraduate student, he had the opportunity to participate in LTC throughout most of his education, contributing to the laboratory’s projects not only as a designer but also learning and constructing, through the group’s transdisciplinary approach, proposals for the conception of scenic spaces that encompass architecture, performance, lighting and projection mapping