Please post at least two thoughtful comments on the readings for this week: pages 59-96 in the Fusco book and section 5 in the Readings Binder on reserve in the library, In Defense of Performance by Guillermo Gomez-Pena.
Here are some considerations:
•What is your response to Jesusa Rodriguez's theories of humor, and do you see these claims translated into her work?
•How do you think Tito Vasconcelos' characters, especially Tatiana Illhuicamina, translate differently to an American audience than to his community?
•What was the most persuasive argument to you in Gomez-Pena's chapter? Why? And what was the least persuasive argument in your estimation in his chapter? Again, why?
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•What is your response to Jesusa Rodriguez's theories of humor, and do you see these claims translated into her work?
I interpret her theories of humor to be based on the idea that satire is the most effective way to impact an audience and that the most potent satire is a mirror of the way things are, without an obviously diadactic element. These claims are certainly translated in her work. Her theories on humor are a description of her work rather than the foundation or point of departure. I agree with this assesment that satire is the best technique to provoke thought and affect change. The Divas' practice of incorporating current events from that day into their performances is great and I think there should me more theatres of this nature, very effective in starting dialog and reflecting the issues of the present.
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