A Scene of Exception: neotechnological theater in Belo Horizonte (Brazil) and Buenos Aires (Argentina)

Authors

  • Mariana Lima Muniz (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais – UFMG, Belo Horizonte/MG, Brazil) Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3807-5860
  • Jorge Dubatti (Universidad de Buenos Aires – Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Keywords:

Theater Cartography. Neotechnological Scene. Coexistence. Real/Virtual. Absence/Presence.

Abstract

This paper examines theater shows Play Me by Rodrigo Campos, premiered in Belo Horizonte, and Distancia by Matías Umpierrez and Las Ideas by Federico León, premiered in Buenos Aires. In the three shows, elements of digital media are used to momentarily replace the physical presence of actors. The micro-poetics of these productions are exceptions in the theatrical scene of two cities known for a lively theater scene, in which the coexistence of spectators and performers in the same space is appreciated. As exceptions, however, they shed light on an idiosyncrasy of the theater present in the two cities in relation to the neotechnological scene: the appreciation of coexistence and copresence despite the absence introduced by the use of novel technologies.

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Author Biography

Mariana Lima Muniz (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais – UFMG, Belo Horizonte/MG, Brazil), Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Professora Titular do Departamento de Fotografia, Teatro e Cinema da Escola de Belas Artes da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Atua na Graduação em Teatro e na Pós-graduação em Artes da EBA/UFMG. Doutora em Teatro pela Universidad de Alcalá de Henares (Espanha). Pós-doutorado na Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina).

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Published

2022-10-04

How to Cite

Muniz (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais – UFMG, Belo Horizonte/MG, Brazil), M. L., & Dubatti (Universidad de Buenos Aires – Buenos Aires, Argentina), J. (2022). A Scene of Exception: neotechnological theater in Belo Horizonte (Brazil) and Buenos Aires (Argentina). Brazilian Journal on Presence Studies, 8(2), 366–389. Retrieved from https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/presenca/article/view/78442

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 2 (2018): April/Jun. 2018

Section

Other Themes

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