March 1, 2012: Lecture: Resist, Remember, Reinvent: Testimonial Theatre in Post-Dictatorship Chile. Lecture by María José Contreras

Thursday, March 1, 2012

6 pm

Resist, Remember, Reinvent: Testimonial Theatre in Post-Dictatorship Chile

Lecture by María José Contreras

This lecture will examine the development of testimonial theatre in Chile over the past two decades, paying special attention to the strategies by which ideological repertoires are embodied and the ways in which the uses of the body have changed alongside the voices of contemporary citizens.

Dr. María José Contreras is an Assistant Professor in the School of Theatre at the Catholic University in Chile, as well as an actress and theatre director.  Her creative work and her research focus on the relationship between the body, memory and performance. She has worked as a theatre director in both Chile and Europe, and in 2011 she created two performances: El Examen, enacted over a 24-hour period in Plaza Italia, Santiago, and Prefijos, which took place in the National Stadium.

 

Event is free, photo ID required.