Another theater? - The queer presence at the National Museum of Theater and Dance

Authors

  • André Murraças Encenador e dramaturgo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51427/cet.sdc.2024.3.3.3

Keywords:

Archive, Museum, Memory, Theatre, Queer

Abstract

Through a selection of theater pieces with queer tones presented in Lisbon from 1915 to the beginning of 2000, and documented in the archive of the Museu Nacional do Teatro e da Dança (MNTD), this presentation will attempt to reflect on the impact of these works on the creation of a national queer identity. Therefore, a re-reading of an archive is proposed. The MNTD collection allows, through its programs, photographs, or posters, to understand part of the historical arc traced by these shows and identify the emergence of creative lines that reinvent the past, correct it and propose new paths. It is possible to carry out different readings of an admittedly queer material and even discover other concealments. What past lives were not lived to their fullest? What community was this that we saw on stage and who were its spectators? What meeting points were these theaters? What was brought into play and what did we discover together?



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Published

2024-11-23

How to Cite

Murraças, A. (2024). Another theater? - The queer presence at the National Museum of Theater and Dance. Sinais De Cena, 3(3), 28–63. https://doi.org/10.51427/cet.sdc.2024.3.3.3

Issue

3rd series, nº 3 (2024)

Section

Thematic dossier

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Copyright (c) 2024 André Murraças

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