GUILLERMO CALDERÓN What's Left

Though they presented an Argentinian play related to dictatorship and torture, "We didn't talk about politics or what meaning we wanted to express," recalled Trinidad González, an actor and playwright who was a member of that early company and has originated several key roles in Calde...

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Published in:American Theatre 2016-10, Vol.33 (8), p.108
Main Author: Solomon, Alisa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Actors
Audiences
Democracy
Dictators
Drama
German
Museums
Philosophy
Politics
Theater
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Summary:Though they presented an Argentinian play related to dictatorship and torture, "We didn't talk about politics or what meaning we wanted to express," recalled Trinidad González, an actor and playwright who was a member of that early company and has originated several key roles in Calderon's plays. At one point, for instance, one woman suggests including a German Shepherd in the memorial installation, then worries that animal-rights protesters will picket the museum, then concludes, "But if the dog said, ?Marxism-Leninism is the cornerstone of philosophy, long live Lenin, Engels, and Karl Marx,' I promise you, I promise you half of those protestors would say, ?Well, the dog made a choice, I've no need to be defending anti-system dogs.'" The joke is, of course, that the idea is absurd.
ISSN:8750-3255
2169-1142