Amateur Theatre in Rio de Janeiro: Dramatic Associativism in the Construction of Citizenship

ABSTRACT Between 1861 and 1930, there were 196 active amateur dramatic associations in Rio de Janeiro, which were named societies, guilds, clubs or groups. This article intends to analyze them as associative forms of expression that struggled to obtain some sort of recognition, better schooling, urban, social or work-related improvements, or that exercised entertainment practices in the construction and affirmation of their citizenship within the daily life of the capital city. Scattered throughout the city, they were composed of blue-collar workers, public servants, soldiers, lawyers, numbers game financial controllers; individuals who were parts of different social groups and who had very distincts goals, but one common practice: to make and watch the theater.

摘要：1861年至1930年间，里约热内卢（Rio de Janeiro）共有196家活跃的业余戏剧社团，当时它们被冠以协会、行会、俱乐部或团体之名。本文旨在将这类社团作为一种表达性结社形式展开分析：它们或是为争取各类认可、改善教育条件、推动城市与社会或工作领域的改良而不懈奋斗，或是通过开展文娱实践，在这座首都的日常生活中建构并确证自身的公民身份。这些社团散布于城市各处，成员涵盖蓝领工人、公职人员、士兵、律师、数字彩票财务经办人，来自不同社会群体，目标各异，但拥有一项共同的实践——排演与观看戏剧。