Performing in/and/as Buenos Aires
ITHEA-UT 1030 | 4 units | Instructor: Erin Mee
In this course we will experience and study a wide range of theatre and performance in Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires hosts more theatre per capita than any other city in the world, and we will attend theatre pieces that can be understood by both English- and Spanish-language speakers. More broadly, we will experience Buenos Aires as a performance in and of itself by analyzing queer tango, inclusive language, mate drinking, and café culture. Thus, Buenos Aires is the lens (or case study) through which we will examine performance, and performance is the lens through which we will experience and examine Buenos Aires. The course is designed in such a way that all the ideas you encounter about performance are “transferrable” to other contexts. It is also designed in such a way that you will be invited to experience many aspects of life in Buenos Aires and to visit many neighborhoods, providing you with an insider’s view of the city. Classroom discussion will be conducted in English. Readings, play texts, and performances will be available in both English and Spanish. No prior knowledge of Spanish is required, though it is welcomed.
