Re-imagining Identity and Re-centering History in Tlaxcalan Performance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4553591 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Patricia Ybarra (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 633-655 |
| Publication date | 2003-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theatre Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0192-2882 • E-ISSN: 1086-332X |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/tj.2003.0187 |
| OpenAlex | W2075888375 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
Re-imagining Identity and Re-centering History in Tlaxcalan Performance" examines the celebration of the Departure of the 400 families, an historical re-enactment of the 1591 colonization of Northern New Spain by Christianized Tlaxcaltecan Indians, first performed in 1981. Concentrating specifically on the performance's development between 1981 and 1991, coinciding with Mexican financial and political crises, this essay argues that this celebration, commonly called the Salida, encouraged local pride, civic investment, and limited local activism to combat these adverse circumstances via its re-imagination of Tlaxcalan history and identity. Ironically, perhaps, my examination of the most recent Salida suggests that the processes of decentralization and democratization that followed these crises may have limited, rather than expanded, the celebrationÕs role in fomenting local civic investment in today's Tlaxcala
Aesthetics · Art · Decentralization · Democracy · Democratization · Identity (music · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Pride · Sociology · Gender Studies · History · Latin American and Latino Studies · Law
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |