A Scene of Exception: neotechnological theater in Belo Horizonte (Brazil) and Buenos Aires (Argentina)

Abstract9: This paper examines theater shows Play Me by Rodrigo Campos, premiered in Belo Horizonte, and Distancia by Matías Umpierrez and Las Ideas by Federico León, premiered in Buenos Aires. In the three shows, elements of digital media are used to momentarily replace the physical presence of actors. The micro-poetics of these productions are exceptions in the theatrical scene of two cities known for a lively theater scene, in which the coexistence of spectators and performers in the same space is appreciated. As exceptions, however, they shed light on an idiosyncrasy of the theater present in the two cities in relation to the neotechnological scene: the appreciation of coexistence and co-presence despite the absence introduced by the use of novel technologies.摘要9：本文以罗德里戈·坎波斯（Rodrigo Campos）于贝洛奥里藏特首演的戏剧作品《Play Me》，以及马蒂亚斯·翁皮耶雷斯（Matías Umpierrez）的《Distancia》与费德里科·莱昂（Federico León）的《Las Ideas》（两部作品均于布宜诺斯艾利斯首演）为研究对象。在三部作品中，创作者运用数字媒体（digital media）元素，暂时替代了演员的实体在场。这三部作品的微观诗学（micro-poetics），在两座以繁荣活跃的戏剧生态著称的城市的戏剧场域中堪称特例——这两座城市的戏剧场域向来以观众与表演者共处同一空间的体验为核心价值取向。然而作为特例，它们恰恰揭示了两座城市戏剧艺术在新技术场域（neotechnological scene）下的独有风貌：尽管新兴技术的应用带来了在场缺失，创作者仍坚守并推崇观众与表演者的共处与共在。