Document Type

Article

Date

7-2019

Keywords

Peruvian theater, Eduardo Adrianzén, Pasolini, Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, Catholic priest pedophilia scandals, teatro peruano, Eduardo Adrianzén, Pasolini, Chaucer, “Los cuentos de Canterbury”, el caso Sodalicio

Language

Spanish

Disciplines

Italian Language and Literature | Spanish and Portuguese Language and Literature | Theatre and Performance Studies

Description/Abstract

Al escenificar un laberinto visual e intertextual muy intricado, arraigado en la historia y el arte culto, Demonios en la piel provoca un cuestionamiento de los comportamientos y normas sociales aceptados y de las diversas maneras de las sociedades para enfrentarlas, marginarlas o condenarlas. Este ensayo examina la repetición de tres imágenes específicas en la obra para mostrar como éstas manipulan la focalización de los espectadores para animarlos a ver las hipocresías que ellos mismos fomentan. Al centrarse de manera humorística y sofisticada en las pasiones del cineasta pintoresco pero controversial, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Eduardo Adrianzén y Diego La Hoz construyen una experiencia teatral entretenida e intelectual que tiene resonancias locales y globales.

Through the staging of a complex visual and intertextual labyrinth rooted in history and highbrow art forms, Peruvian playwright Eduardo Adrianzén’s Demonios en la piel provokes the questioning of socially accepted norms and behaviors and the diverse ways that societies confront, marginalize, or condemn them. This essay examines the repetition of three specific images in the play to show how these maneuver spectators’ focus, encouraging them to open their eyes to the hypocrisies that they themselves foment. By humorously and intelligently highlighting the passions of the colorful but controversial Italian filmmaker, Pier Paolo Pasolini, the play creates a sophisticated theatrical experience that resonates in contemporary Peru and throughout the world.

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