Nas pegadas de Antígona

caminho para uma harmonização sensorial

Abstract

A hybrid narrative—combining theatrical dramaturgy, poetic and descriptive writing—sharing a creative process through the author’s autobiographical recollections as an autistic artist-educator-researcher. The text departs from personal experiences of sensory sensitivity and proposes a path built upon the practice of Bartenieff Fundamentals, a method developed by German dancer Irmgard Bartenieff (1900–1981). It explores sensory grounding during autistic crises using codified bodily mobilizations by Bartenieff, identifying nourishing pathways to perceive the verb "to ground" (aterrar) as a field of self-harmonization. The tragic heroine Antigone, viewed through the lens of Greek playwright Sophocles, serves as a poetic matrix—in dialogue with philosopher Aristotle—and as the guiding thread of the journey. The reflection addresses themes such as justice, individuation, ethics, and worldly action through experiential surrender. Antigone emerges as muse and heroine, inspiring the mobilization of self-care and self-attunement for sensory grounding.