“Today’s comedy is yesterday’s tragedy,” says one former prisoner who does stand-up

Nigo Marcos, the former prisoner who almost topped the list of prisons in São Paulo, from small police stations to Carandeiro, takes to the stage with… Not everything is a tragedywhere he tells his life story to show that even the most difficult passages can be turned into laughter.

In one presentation in December 5He talks about life as someone who knows hot asphalt, turning the tables, and the kind of smile that only those who have passed the community square can understand. He creates shortcuts between pain and humor and offers reflections that hit hard but come across quietly.

This is the kind of presentation that makes you realize that No one is just what they livedbut also what you dreamed of and can still achieve freely. The show is rated 16+ and audiences will be accommodated in free seating at communal tables. Nico Marcos spoke with Visão do Corre.

Which neighborhood are you from?

I grew up in Taboão da Serra. My life was no different from the lives of many poor people, and my reaction was different: You took me to prison to pay.

Can you give a summary of your life of crime?

I started committing crimes when I was 11; At 18, I went to prison and then became a criminal: I learn other things, I meet people who think about crime outside the box. But the price was more prison time, along with enough time to feel embarrassed.

What do you think changed your trip?

I realized the role was different, and then I flipped the switch: I started using the creativity I used in crime to spread chaos, to create tools within the community so that other people wouldn’t have to go to crime because of tragedies — which aren’t even tragedies.

Comment on art being a powerful tool for resocialization.

Everything is art, as long as you understand yourself as an artist: When a builder builds a wall, he makes art. I’ve always been a criminal artist, using creativity to get something from someone. But art alone is not enough: it requires the ability to develop art, in addition to talent.

What seemed like a tragedy in your life that you later realized wasn’t?

I have viewed my son’s death as a tragedy for a long time. I went to a place of helplessness, then disappointment, then sadness, and that led to depression. Over the years, I started to react differently. When you become an old lion, you start to regret it, and from that moment on, I began to understand that God has His ways.

What is your goal for your program?

Learn the lessons and references so that others do not die the way my son died; So that no one else steals as I stole; So that others do not resort to alcohol as my father did; So that others do not take your life because of affairs and betrayals; Until others realize that things are getting worse too.

service:

Not everything is a tragedy

when: December 5, 8 p.m

where: arterial loft

Consolacao Street, 2264 Consolacao

Tickets via Sympla.