Fictions of the Real : Synergies between Screen and Stage in Argentine Performance

Werth, Brenda

The University of Michigan Press（2026/09発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 276 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780472058204

Full Description

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

Contents

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
List of Primary Works and Premieres
Introduction: Argentina's Culture of the Real

Lola Arias: Researching the Past through Stunt Doubles and Time Machines
Federico León: Everything is an Archive; Everything is Recorded
El Grupo Krapp: A Collaborative Choreography of Affects
Romina Paula: Translating the Fantasy of the Real
Mariano Pensotti: Curating Live Novels and Impossible Films

Conclusion: Deepfake Politics and Fictions of the Real
Notes
Bibliography