1980, playwright osvaldo? Long called a group of directors, actors and playwrights to a meeting and introduced his plan, which became the "open drama". The organizers of the movement are all people in the theater, except the dragon and Roberto? Jorge Kossa? Rivera? Lopez, Luis? Brandoni and Pepe? Soriano. The famous writer Ernesto won the campaign? Sabato and Adolf, a famous social activist who later won the Nobel Peace Prize? Perez? Esquire's support
One year later, on July 28th, 198 1, the Open Theatre Festival opened at the Piccadillo Theatre in Buenos Aires, which was packed with 500 spectators. At 6 pm, Jorge, president of the Argentine Actors Association? Rivera? Lopez read a declaration entitled "Why should we launch the open drama movement". The declaration is the answer:
"Because we want to prove the existence and vitality of Argentine drama that has been denied many times.
"Because drama is a cultural phenomenon and an important social and communication activity, we try to attract a large audience through high-level drama performances and cheap tickets.
"Because we feel that the strength of our gathering is greater than the strength of each of us.
"Because we are trying to exercise our freedom of speech in a mature and responsible way.
"Because we need to find new expressions to get rid of the humble mercantilist model.
"Because we hope that our fraternal unity is more important than our personal competition.
"Because we love our country deeply, this is our only respect for her.
"This is also because we are very happy to get together. This reason is above all else. "
The list of members of the Open Drama Leading Committee is: Chairman osvaldo? Long, secretary Juan? Felix? Roldam, cashier Victor? Vitnick, Commissioner Carlos? Somigliana and Carlos? Pais and others 18, supervisor Roberto? Carlos Kossa. Gorostis and other five people, ***26 people.
According to the plan, there will be three one-act plays every day, each of which will last no more than 30 minutes. The performance starts at 6: 00 p.m. Make sure that professional actors are present. The stage props are simple. When changing scenes, the main actors move the props, and the performers don't receive any remuneration. Whether it is military dictatorship or banning performances, "open drama" has become a bastion of freedom for artistic creation and performance. Screenwriters are responsible for writing short plays, and directors, actors and stage designers put short plays on the stage. The masses responded positively and the tickets were sold out. The repertoire involves the problems existing in the country, especially the military dictatorship, so the performances in full swing aroused the hatred of the reactionary authorities. A week after the opening of the Theatre Festival, that is, on August 6th, 198 1, a group of paramilitaries dropped three incendiary bombs on the Picado Theatre, which was completely burned down. However, dramatists who love drama and oppose dictatorship are not intimidated. The next day, 16 Theater volunteered to perform, and 120 painter was responsible for stage design. A few days later, the drama festival resumed in Tavaris Theatre. In two months, more than 25,000 people went to the theater. In this first drama performance, there are 2/kloc-0 writers, 2/kloc-0 directors, 150 actors, dozens of technicians and voluntary collaborators. The performance was a great success, just like osvaldo? Long said: "It is a dialogue between Argentine drama and audience, and it is the first time in the world that the most representative people of a country get together and decide to perform jointly." Playwright Mauricio? Caton also said: "Opening a play is an outstanding demand of people from all walks of life. They want to know what happened. " Another playwright Roberto? Perinelli also pointed out: "Open drama is not only an answer to the political oppression of the authorities, but also a proof that Argentine drama still exists."
1982, the opening leading committee held a script collection and selection of directors and actors. Results 4 12 scripts, 120 directors and 1500 actors were selected. Finally, 50 scripts, 50 directors and 4 15 actors were selected. The performance was held at Odeen Theatre and Margarita Theatre. At the Hilgu Theatre. 1983, the open theater decided to leave the theater and take to the streets. As many as 25,000 people marched, and the crowd shouted slogans against military dictatorship and cultural censorship.
In the drama activities for three consecutive years, there are 92 short plays, such as Roberto. The Missing Gray by Kossa (198 1), Eduardo? Pavlovsky's third book includes (198 1) and Carlos? The first official of Somigliana (1982) and so on. These short plays have distinct characteristics: the dramatic plots are rich and colorful, the artistic style is unique, and the stage design is very simple. Actors provide the audience with vivid visual images, interesting drama stories, powerful lines and infectious body language. Every performance fully expresses the people's desire and voice for freedom and reflects the people's critical attitude towards the social and political situation of the country. Therefore, in the eyes of the audience, a bar or barber shop is a microcosm of this country: the customers exploited by outrageous bosses are ordinary people under dictatorship, and the resistance of actors will remind people of the Argentine people who have endured control for a long time and are always ready to violently resist the authorities.
In short, the open drama movement, which lasted for more than three years, was an anti-fascist political movement at a specific moment. From the beginning, it pointed its finger at Argentina's military dictatorship, censorship and cultural imprisonment. It has always opposed political persecution, fought for freedom and safeguarded human rights. It shows the awakening of conscience of contemporary progressive intellectuals in Argentina and the spirit of struggle against autocratic rule, leaving a glorious chapter in the history of Argentine culture and drama.
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