Voicing the Self, Performing Collectives
Testimonio in Contemporary Argentine Theater
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https://doi.org/10.26512/vozcen.v2i02.40621Keywords:
Testimonio, Voice, Collectivity, Subjectivity, Real-FictionAbstract
This article looks at the relationship between theater and the literary genre of testimonio, particularly the ways the I and the we take on corporeal and vocal existence onstage to enact new ways of being, together. To exemplify its observations, the essay turns to the work of Lola Arias and Compañía de Funciones Patrióticas and Corda-Doberti and argues that by audibly replaying the past in the present (through recording technology or verbatim reenactment), testimonial performances direct audiences toward more ethical futures.
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