The Power of Chilean Theatre: The Voice of Resistance and Memory During Pre- and Post-Dictatorship

Department, Center, or Institute

Modern Languages and Literatures

Presentation Format

Department Organized Oral Session

Presentation Type

Course project

Description

Universally, theatre has always served as an artistic way to explore the human conditions. Thus when the human condition was threatened during the Chilean dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet between 1973 and 1989, it was natural for the theatre to take the tole of explaining and showing the violation of human rights to the public eye. Instead of dying out when so many other art forms were repressed, theatre thrived in creating a new language in the discourse that acted as a voice of denunciation and memory. My research examines the why and how Chilean theatre took the responsibility of being a voice of social change during a period of censorship, and later how it was used to preserve the collective memory of a repressed era in Chilean History.

Department Organized Oral Session Title

Engagement Beyond Our Borders: Chile 2018 Study Away Reflections on Contemporary South American Society.

Moderator/Professor

Adrian Massei, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures

Session Number

1

Start Date and Time

4-9-2019 9:45 AM

Location

Furman Hall 107

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Apr 9th, 9:45 AM

The Power of Chilean Theatre: The Voice of Resistance and Memory During Pre- and Post-Dictatorship

Furman Hall 107

Universally, theatre has always served as an artistic way to explore the human conditions. Thus when the human condition was threatened during the Chilean dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet between 1973 and 1989, it was natural for the theatre to take the tole of explaining and showing the violation of human rights to the public eye. Instead of dying out when so many other art forms were repressed, theatre thrived in creating a new language in the discourse that acted as a voice of denunciation and memory. My research examines the why and how Chilean theatre took the responsibility of being a voice of social change during a period of censorship, and later how it was used to preserve the collective memory of a repressed era in Chilean History.