“Para recargarse de risa”: Etnografía cómica y performatividad en Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina

Abstract

Villa Carlos Paz, ciudad turística de Argentina, ofrece comedias, revistas y espectáculos musicales, en sus temporadas teatrales de verano. Este artículo retoma reflexiones realizadas entre 2011 y 2017 sobre escrituras etnográficas en torno a estos fenómenos. Los estudios de performance exploran el uso de modelos teatrales para explicar mundos sociales. La comedia, protagonista en la cartelera y en la escena social veraniega de Carlos Paz, es el molde que exploramos para explicar las temporadas. Mostramos cómo sus formas estéticas afectan el estudio de este universo.

Villa Carlos Paz, a tourist town in Argentina, every summer offers theatrical seasons that feature comedies, revues and musical shows. This article is based on an ethnographic study of these forms of theatre between 2011 and 2017. By means of ethnographic writing and theories of performance, theatrical models are used to explain social worlds. During the summer holidays of those years, comedy was the most popular form on the stage, and it was also celebrated in the city’s social milieu. This article explores comedy as model to interpret the theatrical seasons in Carlos Paz.