Showgirls stereotypes in Tennessee Williams' dramaturgy

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35699/2237-5864.2021.26193

Keywords:

Performing arts, Dramaturgy, Theatre, Tennessee Williams, In Our Profession

Abstract

The dramaturgy of Tennessee Williams' In our Profession one-act play collates the stereotyped showgirls dramaturgical figuration, identified in several works of his initial career. With this identification, this work revealed a woman portrayed in a satirical way, contrasted with the social role of gender. It also denoted the expressionist and non- Brechtian epic ways to account for the critical social content in the portrait of these showgirls. The approach included the analysis of aesthetic and historical expedients in the conjuncture of the piece. Finally, it introduced the playwright as a socio-political critic who uses lyrical dialogues inspired by cinematic scripts from the 1930s.

Author Biography

Luis Marcio Arnaut de Toledo, Universidade de São Paulo - USP

Doutor em Artes pela Escola de Comunicação e Artes - ECA -USP em Teoria e Prática do Teatro, também é especialista em Teatro-Educação, licenciado em Teatro, engenheiro e Mestre em engenharia.

Dramaturgista, tradutor e revisor de Not about Nightingales para a Cia Triptal em 2019 para o espetáculo Inferno – um interlúdio expressionista com direção de André Garolli.

Convidado especial do Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival na cidade de Provicetown, nos Estados Unidos, para apresentar o panorama da obra de Tennessee Williams no Brasil em 2019 e representar o Brasil no Festival.

Autor do livro Tennessee Williams: Algo não dito, 2017, editora Giostri.

Com mais cinco livros publicados, é ator, educador e dramaturgo.

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2021-07-19

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TOLEDO, L. M. A. de. Showgirls stereotypes in Tennessee Williams’ dramaturgy. PÓS: Journal of the Arts Postgraduation Program at EBA/UFMG, Belo Horizonte, v. 11, n. 22, p. 438–463, 2021. DOI: 10.35699/2237-5864.2021.26193. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/revistapos/article/view/26193. Acesso em: 20 jul. 2024.

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Vol. 11 No. 22: May.2021 - Aug.2021

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Articles - Open section

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