Creative Process and Documentation: digital archiving and music theatre

This paper presents a discussion and research results related to the development of an online database for musical theater productions . The increase of musical theatre productions creates the need to propose ways to archive materials from various media. The database assembled for the musical David, created at the Dramaturgy Laboratory of the University of Brasilia in 2012, was studied as a methodological example.

Keywords:
Archives; Online Database; Musical Dramaturgy

Authorship

Marcus Mota

Universidade de Brasília - UnB, Brasília/DF, BrazilUniversidade de BrasíliaBrazilBrasília, DF, BrazilUniversidade de Brasília - UnB, Brasília/DF, Brazil

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4745-8927

Alexandre Rangel

Universidade de Brasília - UnB, Brasília/DF, BrazilUniversidade de BrasíliaBrazilBrasília, DF, BrazilUniversidade de Brasília - UnB, Brasília/DF, Brazil

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1975-6732

Marcus Mota has a master’s in literary theory and a doctorate in history from the Universidade de Brasília. He conducted a one year post-doctorate fellowship at the Universidade de Lisboa, and has a master’s in arranging and orchestration from the Berklee School of Music. He. Is a professor of theory and history of theater at the Universidade de Brasília since 1995, where is directs the Dramaturgy Laboratory. He coordinatees the research group Mousiké. He is also a playwrigth, composer and esssayist. ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4745-8927 E-mail: marcusmotaunb@gmail.com

Alexandre Rangel is a multiartist, designer and researcher, she has a doctorate in art from the Universidade de Brasília. ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1975-6732 E-mail: alexandregqrangel@gmail.com

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Universidade de Brasília - UnB, Brasília/DF, BrazilUniversidade de BrasíliaBrazilBrasília, DF, BrazilUniversidade de Brasília - UnB, Brasília/DF, Brazil

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Magnetic theory of Performance

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General activities of LADI-UnB

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Diagram of the distribution of files by section

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Possible arrangement of the complementary materials

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Division of the musical David into parts

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Collaborative process for the songs of the musical David

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Collaborative process for the text of the spectacle David

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Homepage for the online interface for David

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Figure 9
Menu of the online Interface for David

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Chart 1
Musical productions of LADI

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Table 2
Documents and resource available online

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Chart 3
Functions and numbers of interpreters during the presentations of David

Figure 1 Magnetic theory of Performance

Source: Adaptation from Mota (2016bMOTA, Marcus. Dramaturgia musical e o laboratório de dramaturgia: o caso seminal de Rei David. Revista Dramaturgias, Brasília, n. 3/4, p. 236267, 2016b., p. 164)

Figure 2 General activities of LADI-UnB

Source: LADI-UnB

Figure 3 Diagram of the distribution of files by section

Source: LADI-UnB

Figure 4 Possible arrangement of the complementary materials

Source: LADI-UnB

Figure 5 Division of the musical David into parts

Source LADI-UnB

Figure 6 Collaborative process for the songs of the musical David

Source: LADI-UnB

Figure 7 Collaborative process for the text of the spectacle David

Source: LADI-UnB

Figure 8 Homepage for the online interface for David

Source: LADI-UnB

Figure 9 Menu of the online Interface for David

Source: LADI-UnB

Chart 1 Musical productions of LADI

Year	Title	DESCRIPTION
2002	As partes todas de um benefício	An anti-drama, three actresses, a supporting band.
2003	Um dia de festa	A dramatic musical based on traditional stories, five actresses, and a supporting band.
2006	Saul	A musical drama for singers, chorus and orchestra
2007	Caliban	A musical tragedy for singers, chorus and orchestra
2009	No Muro	A hip-hop opera, for singers, dancers and rappers.
2012	David	A musical drama, for singers, chorus and big band.
2012	Momamba	A dance spectacle, for performers, and supporting band.
2013	Sete Contra Tebas	A musical drama, for actors, a singer and supporting band.
2013	Uma noite de natal	Scenes interspersed by musical numbers for chorus and orchestra.
2016	Salomônicas. Versão 1	A musical farce, for actors, singers and supporting band.
2017	Salomônicas. Versão 2	A musical farce, for actors, singers and supporting band.

Source: LADI-UnB.

Table 2 Documents and resource available online

Type of document	Function of the Document	Online Platform
Small texts (up to 3 pages)	Notes, information, comments	On the blog chosen for the project
Larger texts	Script (libretto/Book), transcription of dialogs and orientation.	archive.org, academia.edu, scribd.com
Audio files	Playback for rehearsal	Soundcloud
Video files	Recording of rehearsal	Youtube

Source LADI-UnB.

Chart 3 Functions and numbers of interpreters during the presentations of David

Group	Number	Functions
Chorus of actors	20	Acting, singing, dancing
Big Band	22	Musical accompaniment and interventions between the sections
Extra chorus	14	Duplicate chorus of actors in the songs in a scene
Total	56

Source: LADI-UnB

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[1] Marcus Mota has a master’s in literary theory and a doctorate in history from the Universidade de Brasília. He conducted a one year post-doctorate fellowship at the Universidade de Lisboa, and has a master’s in arranging and orchestration from the Berklee School of Music. He. Is a professor of theory and history of theater at the Universidade de Brasília since 1995, where is directs the Dramaturgy Laboratory. He coordinatees the research group Mousiké. He is also a playwrigth, composer and esssayist. ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4745-8927 E-mail: marcusmotaunb@gmail.com