This article is a reflection about the very use of the sacred principles in a contemporary theater play. Departing from staging the play called Exus, by Pindorama Group, we discuss some reception aspects. In another perspective, we also highlight some issues related to the reception of the play in an academic environment. In the midst of this discussion, we are anchored in a post-colonial approach and its ideas related to an epistemology, which considered the subordinates and their legacy.227249268