Fictions of the real : Synergies between screen and stage in Argentine performance. / Brenda Werth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Werth, Brenda.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2026.

Summary:

Brenda Werth's Fictions of the Real traces the transformation of "the real" and its transnational conceptualization by Argentine artists in the twenty-first century, focusing on artists who engage in both documentary theater and filmmaking. Werth places the work of Lola Arias, Romina Paula, Federico León, Mariano Pensotti, and Grupo Krapp in dialogue with the distinct but intertwined lineages of theater and film, exploring the intermedial dimensions of these artists' theatrical work, resonances in their documentary films, and the transmedial relationships between their documentary plays and films. Focusing on the dynamic and shifting context of Argentina between 1998 and 2023, a period roughly bookmarked by the economic crisis of 2001 and the COVID-19 pandemic, this book explores how these artists disrupt the relations of power and counter political manipulation with their own evocative fictions of the real as they engage in the roles of translators, curators, researchers, archivists, and collaborators.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Argentina's Culture of the Real

Chapter 1. Lola Arias: Researching the Past With Stunt Doubles and Time Machines

Chapter 2. Federico León: Everything Is an Archive

Everything Is Recorded

Chapter 3. Grupo Krapp: A Collaborative Choreography of Affects

Chapter 4. Romina Paula: Translating the Fantasy of the Real

Chapter 5. Mariano Pensotti: Curating Live Novels and Impossible Films

Conclusion: Deepfake Politics and Fictions of the Real

Notes

Works and Premieres

Bibliography

Index.

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ISBN:

9780472906000

OCLC:

1570647192