Conceptions on contemporary stage experimentation

An introdution to thid nocional approaches and reappropiation in the theater field of Buenos Aires

Abstract

In this paper, different conceptions of the concept of experimentation are addressed in order to distinguish its uses with respect to the sciences in which it is applied. One of the pillars that make up the present work consists of identifying and analyzing the conceptions of “experimentation” in the field of art and in the theatrical field, respectively. For this reason, rather than preparing a study on the creative processes of different plays, this communication intends to open a field of inquiry around appropriations with different degrees of adherence-conformity-tension-opposition, which from the artistic field become visible. in Argentine theatrical experimentations.

Due to the artistic intersection and interrelation that the notion of experimentation promotes, we are interested in the contemporary contributions of various artists, artist-researchers and art researchers, who will be referenced and analyzed in this presentation. Attention is paid, then, to the relationships that emerge between experimentation and Argentine stage practices in reaction to the western theatrical tradition during the sixties, since the reopening of democracy in the 80s and towards the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century. It focuses on attempts and technical variations that represent otherness to canonical forms, sedimented in production.