Directed by Ana Teixeira (Brazilian) and Stéphane Brodt (French), the Amok Theater is dedicated to a continuous process of research into the work of the actor and staging possibilities. Since its foundation in 1998, the group has received great recognition of its works from the critics and the general public.

The Amok Theater places the actor and the physical language at the center of the  theatrical act. This direction of work is supported on two axes: Antonin Artaud and Etienne Decroux, from whom the group also inherited corporal technique. Amok’s work is characterized by the seeking of a formal rigor and an intensity that the actor’s body affirms as being the place in which the theater takes place.

In their spectaculars, the Amok Theater handles contemporary themes, without losing sight of the construction of a theatrical and poetic form. For the group, the stage setting is a field open to experimentation, research into scenic language, the perfection of acting techniques, as well as to the dialogue containing the fundamental questions of our time.

The fact of researching and developing specific work techniques and methods  does not allow thought about stage setting dissociated from the actors’ training. Pedagogy and creation have always been very closely related in Amok’s works. The training allows evolution of the group and to prepare it for the challenges presented by each new project.

Since 2003, with the inauguration of its network in Rio de Janeiro, the company has received actors in its workshops from various regions of the country. The Casa do Amok [Amok House] was configured as a space for creation and training, where the life of the company and the training of actors are profoundly linked.

A fixed company is a project that goes beyond the production of spectaculars. It is a human adventure entailing conquests and contradictions. It is, moreover, a collective experience, where the terms, “start” and “persevere” are really significant.