Scientific theatre is still a recent phenomenon in Brazil. It is configured as a type of theatre that encourages the dissemination of science and science education. Although there are not many academic researches on this topic, science theatre has been a practice of within basic and higher education, as well as non-formal education. This article has as its objective to carry out a systematic analysis of scientific theatre in science education. For this reason we examine the term scientific theatre, explaining its definition and its linkage with a scientific literacy. Finally, we list groups and projects in Brazil that perform this type of activity, focusing on their productions and proposals.
Science theatre; Science education; Popularization of science; Scientific literacy