Combing a Little Black Girl: The Stigma of “the Afro Hair” in the Theatrical Production of Victoria Santa Cruz Gamarra
This paper is a critical commentary on the script of a short piece of theater of Victoria Santa Cruz Gamarra titled Combing a Little Black Girl. In a first time we present the basis of the black theater of Victoria. This piece deals with the stigma of the hair. Victoria developed the facet of playwr...
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oai:revistaspuc:article-256302022-07-28T19:20:20Z Combing a Little Black Girl: The Stigma of “the Afro Hair” in the Theatrical Production of Victoria Santa Cruz Gamarra Peinando a una negrita: el estigma «del pelo» en la obra teatral de Victoria Santa Cruz Gamarra Peinando a negrita: o estigma "do cabelo" na peça de Victoria Santa Cruz Gamarra Santa Cruz Bustamante, Alina Consuelo Victoria Santa Cruz black theater identity Afro-descendants afro hair Victoria Santa Cruz teatro negro identidad afrodescendencia cabello afro This paper is a critical commentary on the script of a short piece of theater of Victoria Santa Cruz Gamarra titled Combing a Little Black Girl. In a first time we present the basis of the black theater of Victoria. This piece deals with the stigma of the hair. Victoria developed the facet of playwright from her beginning into the performing arts. She would define the objectives of her theatrical approach as a way to search for the understanding of our psychological processes (Instituto Nacional de Cultura, 1980). The actor can develop the ability to become aware of their own reactions to questions and conflicts originating in the past, for example—in the case of Afro-descendants—, in a colonial past of enslavement. It is then a tool that allows us to face the internal struggles that, because they continue to be rooted in society and in our own inner hearts, project a wrong vision of our future. En este artículo, haré un comentario crítico del guion de la pieza breve de Victoria Santa Cruz Gamarra Peinando a una negrita, no sin antes presentar las bases de este teatro negro de Victoria. Esta pieza trata del estigma del pelo. Victoria desarrolló la faceta de dramaturga desde los primeros momentos de su incursión en las artes escénicas. Ella definiría los objetivos de su enfoque teatral como «un camino para la búsqueda de la comprensión de nuestros procesos psicológicos» (Instituto Nacional de Cultura, 1980). El actor puede desarrollar la capacidad de tomar conciencia de sus propias reacciones frente a los cuestionamientos y conflictos originados en un pasado, por ejemplo —en el caso de los afrodescendientes—, en un pasado colonial de esclavización. Es, entonces, una herramienta que permite afrontar las pugnas internas que, por seguir arraigadas en la sociedad y en nuestro propio fuero interior, proyectan una visión errada de nuestro futuro. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú 2022-07-28 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/conexion/article/view/25630 Conexión; Núm. 17 (2022): Cultura Visual y Etnicidad desde la Decolonialidad; 84-112 2413-5437 2305-7467 spa https://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/conexion/article/view/25630/24146 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
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This paper is a critical commentary on the script of a short piece of theater of Victoria Santa Cruz Gamarra titled Combing a Little Black Girl. In a first time we present the basis of the black theater of Victoria. This piece deals with the stigma of the hair. Victoria developed the facet of playwright from her beginning into the performing arts. She would define the objectives of her theatrical approach as a way to search for the understanding of our psychological processes (Instituto Nacional de Cultura, 1980). The actor can develop the ability to become aware of their own reactions to questions and conflicts originating in the past, for example—in the case of Afro-descendants—, in a colonial past of enslavement. It is then a tool that allows us to face the internal struggles that, because they continue to be rooted in society and in our own inner hearts, project a wrong vision of our future. |
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