A shared truth : the theatre of Lagartijas Tiradas al Sol / Julie Ann Ward.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ward, Julie Ann, author.

Series:

Latinx and Latin American profiles.

Latinx and Latin American Profiles

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theater--Mexico--Mexico City--History.

Theater.

Mexico--Mexico City.

Lagartijas Tiradas al Sol (Artist collective)--History.

Lagartijas Tiradas al Sol (Artist collective).

Local Subjects:

Lagartijas Tiradas al Sol (Artist collective).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (177 pages).

Place of Publication:

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2019]

Summary:

Lagartijas Tiradas al Sol (Lizards Lounging in the Sun) is a Mexican theater company that performs what is known as theater of the real.By taking reality as its subject, this genre claims a special relationship to reality, truth, and authenticity. In A Shared Truth, Julie Ann Ward traces the development of this contemporary and cutting-edge collective's unique aesthetic. Based on performances, play texts, videos, and interviews, this in-depth look at a single theatrical troupe argues that the company's work represents a larger trend in which Latin American theater positions itself as a source of and repository for truth in the face of unreliable official narratives. A Shared Truth critically examines the work of an influential company whose collaborative methods and engagement with the real challenge the bounds of theater.

Contents:

Introduction exposing reality

1. Enacting the collective

2. Unfolding genealogy

3. Falling out of history

4. Loosening the bounds of theater

Appendix A list of festival appearances

Appendix B Interview with Lagartijas Tiradas al Sol.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780822986874

0822986876