Bruno Descaves

Artist, Concerned citizen, Musician, Parent, Performer, Scientist

I am a performing artist that works with string puppets, violin and invented contraptions that I use in my shows. I have just graduated with a master in Scenic Arts in the UFRJ with the research “From the string marionette to the performing object: the object as an intercessor”. Graduated in Bachelor of Physics from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (1983). He has experience in the area of Arts, acting on the following topics: sculpture, violin, photography and puppetry. Currently dedicated to the production and presentation of theatre research objects, violin and performance, with an emphasis on string puppets. Born in 1959 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He currently lives and works in Rio de Janeiro. He speaks fluent French, Japanese and English. He lived 16 years in Japan presenting their work with puppets and violin.

After last week’s show the mother of a kid came to me and told that she was amazed at what her son told her during the show. She had tried to ask him something and he answered: - Silence… he is performing! It is happening just now!! The moment of performance with those material objects, giving “Life” or “Anima” to those otherwise inanimate objects has been my motivation in doing my work all these years in the four corners of the world. Creating a playful atmosphere that permeates and transforms the space of the scene, which can be theatres, schools, parks but also the day-to-day streets that meet commuters in their way to work is a challenge that is rewarded with a simple smile or sometimes a tear of emotion.

The feeling that every moment in which we manipulate an object there is a playful relationship between you and the object where we can learn many things that are related with other parts of our brain that are going to make us more intelligent and aware of the world, our relations, our society and the Nature. The possibility of being a creator, making objects with our hands, manipulating them and that there is no right or wrong because each situation is unique. Understanding the importance of going to see live performances where the kid says: - Silence… he is performing! It is happening just now!!

performing arts, physics, sculpture, String puppet, violinist

Participated at the TEDxPSU Breach February 2017 in State College. youtube.com/watch?v=XrYjDJ_AglU