Key details
Mr Carlos Eduardo Pires
Postgraduate Researcher
Carlos Eduardo Pires holds a Bachelor's degree in Communication Studies from Universidade de Araraquara (Brazil), a Postgraduate Certificate in Art History from Funda莽茫o Armando Alvares Penteado (Brazil), and a Master's degree from the University of East London (UK). During his MA, Carlos Eduardo (Cadu) focused on participatory performance and the role of intimacy in engaging audiences. He explored how individuals become involved in narratives and what memories they are willing to share. His dissertation investigated how autobiographical dramaturgy, combined with a one-to-one format, can facilitate an exchange of intimacy between performer and spectator. Carlos Eduardo received the 秋葵视频 Vice-Chancellor's PhD Scholarship, which supports his research on intimacy, community engagement, and one-to-one performances. His work aims to develop a methodology using practice-based research to engage with Woolwich (Southeast London) community narratives and guide future arts policies. Combining theatrical expertise with audience data insights, Carlos Eduardo also develops experiential projects that enable organisations and brands to create remarkable experiences through relevant content and compelling narratives. His career is dedicated to creating multi-platform content, interactive activations, performance artworks, cultural projects, and narrative-based experiences that connect organisations with people through meaningful events. |
Responsibilities within the university
Member of the Centre for Creative Futures.
Member of the Drama Theatre and Performance Research Group.
Teaching:
* DRAM1190 – Site Performance
* DRAM1202 – Performing Technologies
Supervisors
Professor Tracey Reynolds
Professor Misha Myers
Professor Jorge Lopes Ramos
Awards
2021 秋葵视频 Vice-Chancellor's PhD Scholarship
Research / Scholarly interests
(How) Woolwich Works: Strategy for Cross-Cultural Engagement in a Divided Community.
This PhD proposal takes Carlos Eduardo’s practice-led research a step further, exploring the dynamics and effects of a one-to-one performance as a method of inquiry in a divided community and establishing strategies of cross-cultural engagement.
Carlos Eduardo’s research interests include Participatory Performance, Cultural History, Community Engagement, Digital Arts, Immersive Theatre, Transmedia Narrative, and VR Experiences.
Media activity
Other
Hockham, David , Boddington, Ghislaine, Zisels Lopes Machado Ramos, Jorge, Andrade Pires, Carlos Eduardo (2022), . The Culture Capital Exchange - UKRI. National Centre for Academic and Cultural Exchange (NCACE) (1st) (doi: ).
Video
Lopes Ramos, Jorge , Maravala, Persis-Jad茅, Guillery, Kesia, Andrade Pires, Carlos Eduardo (2022), . (1st) NB Item availability restricted.
Recent publications
Article
Bondar, M. and Pires, C.E. (2024) ‘A Phenomenology of Misfits: A Case Study of Practice-as-Research in Higher Education Symposia’, PARtake: The Journal of Performance as Research, 6(1).
Audio
Lopes Ramos, Jorge , Maravala, Persis-Jad茅, Guillery, Kesia, Pires, Carlos Eduardo , Martin-Ortega, Olga , Karanasiou, Argyro (2022), . (1st) (doi: https://zu-uk.com/project/radio-ghost/) NB Item availability restricted.
Presentations
Conference
2022 ‘Mesh (in-between): one-on-one performance to reveal individual narratives and Impact future arts policy’ In: Performance as Research Group, International Federation for Theatre Research Conference, Wednesday 22 June 2022, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland.
2021 ‘Beyond the Black Box: Approaching Audience Participation in Cinematic Experiences’In: HoMER Annual Conference, Monday 24 May – Saturday 29 May, Maynooth University, Dublin, Ireland.
Installation
Lopes Ramos, Jorge , Maravala, Persis-Jade, Guillery, Kesia, Pires, Carlos Eduardo , Flight, Ross (2023), . (doi: )