El teatro clásico Grecolatino y su recepción en la producción dramática argentina reciente. El caso de Dipo de Marcelo Bertuccio.

Abstract

The current Argentine scene presents a great diversity of poetics through which the concerns of contemporary playwrights are expressed. In this thesis, I propose the study of a rewriting of classical dramas that deal with the myth of the Labdacids. Today, the myth remains alive as an intertextual system in comics, electronic games, films, and TV series, among other cultural products. In this context, theater is undoubtedly a space that contributes to the survival of Greco-Roman culture, and the constant presence of myths in the theater scene demonstrates the resonance of ancient imagery in the present. My interest in this area of study stems from a passion: I write plays, I read them, I listen to podcasts, I attend performances, I took acting classes, I performed, and I was an assistant director. The dramatic text has a uniqueness: it is born to be a voice, it must be alive, and to sustain that vitality, it contains much more than what the written words manifest. That poetic quality, the ineffable that gives life to a good dramatic text, is what I'm interested in exploring. When I read Dipo, Marcelo Bertuccio's work, back in 2020, I was struck by the capacity of Greco-Roman tragedy to engage with today's audiences, and I asked myself: what is this text like? Why is it that when reading it, it's possible to experience the works of ancient tragedians and, at the same time, Bertuccio's new work? That curiosity is the driving force behind this thesis. I'm interested in understanding how a play is rewritten, what textual channels convey updates, how new things inevitably emerge when rewriting, and where the classic is housed in the new text. I hope this work sheds light on these questions about the reception of ancient texts and serves as inspiration for future research.