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）的戏剧作品《Play Me》（首演于贝洛奥里藏特）、马蒂亚斯·温皮耶雷兹（Matías Umpierrez）的《Distancia》，以及费德里科·莱昂（Federico León）的《Las Ideas》（首演于布宜诺斯艾利斯）为研究对象。三部作品均运用数字媒体元素，临时替代演员的实体在场。在这两座以活跃戏剧生态著称的城市中，观众与表演者共处同一空间的体验向来备受珍视，而上述三部戏剧的微诗学表达则属于特例。尽管作为特例，它们仍揭示了两座城市剧场在新科技语境下的独特特质：即便新兴技术的应用带来了在场缺失，人们仍珍视共处与共在的体验。