Dramaturgas actuales y teatro escrito a pie de escena en España: El meu avi no va a Cuba, de Victoria Szpunberg

Abstract

Since the arrival of democracy, changes on the theatre system have affected the way we understand theatrical authorship in Spain. In the case of women playwrights, it is possible to observe that the generations who were born after 1960 have a deeper scenic education and professionalisation than their predecessors and combine writing with their work as directors, actors and/or production managers. One of the peculiarities of the new model of theatrical authorship lies in the interaction between the dramatic writing process and the stage, which has been promoted by initiatives such as the TNC’s Projecte T6, the ETC of the Sala Cuarta Pared or «Escritos en la escena» of the CDN. As example of this model of stage-side writing, I analyse El meu avi no va a Cuba, by Victoria Szpunberg, in the context of a transcultural theatre of ethical and formal inquiry.