Research
Theatre in the
New World
The theatre in the New World represents a scenery in which are shown both the official vision of the theological and political ceremonies of the Empire of the Austrias as well as the more creative expressions in the American idiosyncrasy. This line of research receives projects devoted to explore the wonderful diversity of colonial plays from the XVII to XVIII century.
Projects
Brief Indian Theatre
Director / Researcher: Leonardo Sancho (Universidad de Costa Rica)
During colonial times in the viceroyalties some pieces of theatre called “Teatro Breve” (short plays) were written and represented. They did not get the extension of a Golden age comedy, so they were commonly names “entremeses (interludes, dances, parties, among others. There is a quantity of these various works that should be taken into account by the researchers of the theatre of the Golden age in its Indian versions considering their contexts, linguistic and literary elements. This line of research pursues to recollect these pieces and make critical editions that will give them back the importance and actuality they once had.
Activities
- Critical edition of pieces of ‘teatro breve’ written and represented during the vyceroyalties. We will start by the critical edition of three pieces of ‘teatro breve’ written by Joaquín de Oreamuno y Muñoz de la Trinidad, represented in the province of Costa Rica, that belonged to the Antiguo Reino de Guatemala, in the occasion of the festive activities in honor of the proclamation the King Fernando VII.