Feeling the gaze : image and affect in contemporary Argentine and Chilean performance / Gail A. Bulman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bulman, Gail A., 1957- author.

Series:

North Carolina studies in the Romance languages and literatures ; Number 323.

North Carolina studies in the Romance languages and literatures ; Number 323

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theater--Argentina--21st century--History and criticism.

Theater.

Theater--Chile--21st century--History and criticism.

Theater and society--Argentina--21st century.

Theater and society.

Theater and society--Chile--21st century.

Theater--Political aspects--Argentina--21st century.

Theater--Political aspects--Chile--21st century.

Theater--Psychological aspects.

Performance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (354 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : U.N.C. Department of Romance Studies, 2022.

Summary:

"Feeling the Gaze: Image and Affect in Contemporary Argentine and Chilean Performance is the first book-length study to explore the connection between visuality and affect in Latin American theater performances. Taking Argentine and Chilean performances as models, Bulman shows how twenty-first century live performances manipulate images on stage to build an affective bond and lasting impression on spectators that sharpens the plays' socio-historical and political messaging. Through close readings of eight Southern Cone performances originally staged between 2014 and 2019 - many of which have also been performed internationally - Feeling the Gaze showcases the originality and innovation in Argentine and Chilean theater and contributes to existing scholarship on post-dramatic theater, performance studies, visual studies, cultural studies, affect studies, and world theater. By closely examining props, bodies, costumes, lighting, digital images and embedded screens through theoretical lenses, the book illustrates ways in which the artists' manipulation of visual elements on stage captivates spectators emotionally and intellectually"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title

Copyright

TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INTRODUCTION: ON IMAGE AND AFFECT

PART ONE: EMBODIED IMAGES

Chapter One: Seeing Beyond the Props

Heroic Images in an (Un)civilized World: Tryo Teatro Banda's O'Higgins, un hombre en pedazos

All that Glitters is Not Golden: Teatro Niño Proletario's Fulgor

Chapter Two: Images as Language

Natural Images in an Unnurtured World: Mario, Luiggi y sus Fantasmas's Manual de carroña

In Ar(l)t's Shadow: Agustín León Pruzzo's En la sombra de la cúpula

PART TWO: SEEING THROUGH SCREENS

Chapter Three: Imag(in)ing Feelings

Feelings on Display: Teatro la María's Los millonarios

Claudio Tolcachir's Próximo and Digital Boundaries of Belonging

Chapter Four: Emotional Archives

Sight and Story, Citing Stories: Sergio Blanco's Tebas Land

Stunt Doubles and Sensichives in Lola Arias's Doble de riesgo

CONCLUSIONS

WORKS CITED

INDEX.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on print record.

ISBN:

979-88-908633-8-6

979-88-908633-9-3

1-4696-6745-2

OCLC:

1341437604