Provoca | Kiko Mascarenhas | 29/09/2026
Provoca
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On Provoca, Marcelo Tas talks with actor Kiko Mascarenhas. He discusses anxiety, the challenges of an artistic career in Brazil, the transition to audiovisual media, and how the monologue Todas as Coisas Maravilhosas (All the Wonderful Things) helped him through a personal crisis.
Kiko recounts how *Todas as Coisas Maravilhosas*, the monologue he has been performing since 2019, played an important role during a crisis of anxiety and depression. “I think the whole process was part of my healing. Going back to talking about it after having lived through it helped me,” he reveals. The experience also led him to create a mental list of small good things in life, like a laugh, an ice cream, or a hose shower.
The actor also recalls one of the most difficult moments since the show's premiere: a day when no tickets were sold and there was no audience. “And then I went to cry,” he says. For him, situations like this are part of the profession. “I say that theater is made of failures, because that's what it is.”
When discussing his transition to audiovisual media, Kiko explains that one of the main difficulties for those coming from theater is maintaining concentration amidst the pace and noise of a set. He also reflects on the transformative power of art and summarizes his vision in one sentence: “Art saves. I truly believe that.”
Watch it on TV Cultura!
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:01:12 - Beginning of career and TV
00:04:52 - Success in Tapas & Beijos
00:06:43 - Work in film
00:07:42 - The challenge of audiovisual
00:10:35 - Guest appearances and the Escolinha (Little School)
00:13:22 - The political role of art
00:15:08 - The play "Todas as Coisas Maravilhosas" (All the Wonderful Things)
00:17:04 - Producing theater in Brazil
00:19:44 - The relationship with the audience in the play
00:23:12 - The international text and the Broadway production
00:27:18 - Pandemic and mental health
00:30:00 - Humor and drama in the show
00:31:39 - Welcoming and contact with the audience
00:34:28 - The impact of technology and networks Socials
00:37:36 - Career choices and the passion for theater
00:40:38 - Failure in the profession
00:44:07 - Ego and vanity in acting
00:46:15 - Dona Carmen and aging
00:49:29 - The meaning of life and closure
#Provoca #TVCultura #KikoMascarenhas #MarceloTas #Theater
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Provoca | Kiko Mascarenhas | 29/09/2026
Provoca
22,861 views
On Provoca, Marcelo Tas talks with actor Kiko Mascarenhas. He discusses anxiety, the challenges of an artistic career in Brazil, the transition to audiovisual media, and how the monologue Todas as Coisas Maravilhosas (All the Wonderful Things) helped him through a personal crisis.
Kiko recounts how *Todas as Coisas Maravilhosas*, the monologue he has been performing since 2019, played an important role during a crisis of anxiety and depression. “I think the whole process was part of my healing. Going back to talking about it after having lived through it helped me,” he reveals. The experience also led him to create a mental list of small good things in life, like a laugh, an ice cream, or a hose shower.
The actor also recalls one of the most difficult moments since the show's premiere: a day when no tickets were sold and there was no audience. “And then I went to cry,” he says. For him, situations like this are part of the profession. “I say that theater is made of failures, because that's what it is.”
When discussing his transition to audiovisual media, Kiko explains that one of the main difficulties for those coming from theater is maintaining concentration amidst the pace and noise of a set. He also reflects on the transformative power of art and summarizes his vision in one sentence: “Art saves. I truly believe that.”
Watch it on TV Cultura!
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:01:12 - Beginning of career and TV
00:04:52 - Success in Tapas & Beijos
00:06:43 - Work in film
00:07:42 - The challenge of audiovisual
00:10:35 - Guest appearances and the Escolinha (Little School)
00:13:22 - The political role of art
00:15:08 - The play "Todas as Coisas Maravilhosas" (All the Wonderful Things)
00:17:04 - Producing theater in Brazil
00:19:44 - The relationship with the audience in the play
00:23:12 - The international text and the Broadway production
00:27:18 - Pandemic and mental health
00:30:00 - Humor and drama in the show
00:31:39 - Welcoming and contact with the audience
00:34:28 - The impact of technology and networks Socials
00:37:36 - Career choices and the passion for theater
00:40:38 - Failure in the profession
00:44:07 - Ego and vanity in acting
00:46:15 - Dona Carmen and aging
00:49:29 - The meaning of life and closure
#Provoca #TVCultura #KikoMascarenhas #MarceloTas #Theater