T D 301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 34: Griselda Gambaro, Nandita Swetha, Forced Disappearance
14 Nov 2016
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July 24, 1928: born in argentina, writes a lot about dirty wars: 1974-83, lot of plays have to do with desaparecidos (disappearances) Information for foreigners: by griselda gambaro, written 1971, 20 scenes. Immersive/promenade theatre (dif btwn immersive & applied: applied has boundaries btwn actors & audience but both contribute to play) Seeks to blur boundaries btwn audience/actor: scence 1 group enters in dark room. Guide takes time to find flashlight & reveals a man wearing only faded underwear. Man covers himself and says he has the wrong room: scene 13 girl weari(cid:374)g dress is wet & has a gu(cid:374). He does(cid:374)(cid:859)t say a(cid:374)ythi(cid:374)g. audie(cid:374)(cid:272)e watches the handoff and then leaves: scene 20 each guide leads groups into 1 room. Behind a translucent screen there is a table and group of prostitutes. Four men lead a prisoner i(cid:374)to the roo(cid:373) a(cid:374)d (cid:858)play ga(cid:373)es(cid:859) with hi(cid:373). The guides tell the audience that the play is over and to clap.
