2.1 The theatrical show : a performed poetics

2.1.1 "Ramona au grill" by Karen Veloso

image of the ramona au grill play

Case study 


This study of the play Ramona au grill by Chilean playwright Karen Veloso builds on the theoretical presentation on theatre in Unit I of this course.
The play Ramona au grill took place in December 2011 at the University of Lille (France).

Before going through the case study, here are a few instructions you can follow using the digital tool e-spect@tor or not:

A. Without using the e-spect@tor tool

1) Please watch the video first, without taking notes: in this way, you can be fully aware of most of the different aspects of the performance (as if you were attending the live show).

2) Watch it a second time and take notes about the performative components you detect from the video according to three points:

•    The relation between the play Ramona au grill and Performance Art, more precisely concerning the audience's position and condition
•    The concrete presence of digital art in the play and its semantic role in the plot
•    The way the play conveys and mixes on stage the Chilean History and culture (last military dictatorship)

B. Using the e-spect@tor tool

First, please read the guidelines to create your account on the e-spect@tor tool and connect to it following the instructions in Unit III.

1) Once connected to the e-spect@tor tool, please join the project Ramona au grill using the code: tor-e-4-GWQMzd-y_QyAA

2) Please start watching Ramona au grill first, using the "performance mode": in this way, you can't stop the run of the video as if you were attending the live show. Also, as if you were attending a live show for the first time, you can annotate free comments (like association of ideas) and use the set of emoticons to declare your emotions and basic opinions.

3) Please watch the video a second time using the "analysis mode":

This time, you can stop, forward and reward the video for paying attention to performative elements you consider relevant to analyze. In addition to the set of emoticons and free comments, you are now allowed to use the ontology to draw your interest in different categories of performative components such as "staging", "acting", "dramaturgy", and "reception".

Start annotating the video of Ramona au grill considering the performative components you detect according to three points:
•    The relation between the play Ramona au grill and Performance Art, more precisely concerning the audience's position and condition
•    The concrete presence of digital art in the play and its semantic role in the plot
•    The way the play conveys and mixes on stage the Chilean History and culture (last military dictatorship)

Ramona au grill was the subject of a video recording from which this study is based and which can be viewed below (Don't forget to add the subtitles to the video if you are not using e-spect@tor) :

image for the video


Ramona au grill by Karen Veloso, December 2011, 11th
Théâtre des Passerelles, Université de Lille, Domaine de Pont de Bois