Description
Fissures
Book summary
A play that explores the fragility of the human condition through six characters whose lives intertwine and separate in unpredictable ways. With a tone that combines humor and grotesque elements, the piece delves into the sinister and the unsettling, revealing emotional wounds and secrets that transform the everyday into something strange and fearsome. A text that questions reality and the limits of perception.
What is it about?
The play delves into the daily lives of six characters whose lives converge and distance themselves by chance. Through their interactions, their deepest longings, frustrations, and secrets are laid bare. The title, "Fissures," alludes both to the emotional and physical wounds that evolve into injuries of latent risk, and to the cracks within the text itself: intentional ruptures, resonances, inconsistencies, and impossible duplications that generate unlikely outcomes. The work investigates the sinister (unheimlich)—the familiar becoming strange and fearsome—as well as suggestion, the unsettling, and the unpredictable, presenting as many possible realities as the characters tell, suggest, show, and hide.
Main themes
- Human nature and emotional fragility
- Absence and death as transformative elements
- The sinister in the everyday: the familiar becoming threatening
- The duality between reality and fiction, and the multiplicity of perspectives
- Humor and the grotesque as tools for exploring pain
Who is it recommended for?
For lovers of contemporary theater who seek works that challenge narrative conventions. Also for readers interested in the psychological exploration of complex characters and in plots that play with ambiguity and the unsettling. Especially recommended for students and professionals in the performing arts who wish to analyze innovative dramatic structures.
What this book offers
- A deep reflection on human fragility and the wounds that define us
- A theatrical experience that challenges the perception of reality and fiction
- A masterful use of humor and the grotesque to address existential themes
- A narrative structure that invites multiple interpretations and readings
- An exploration of the sinister in the everyday, which resonates beyond the stage
Technical specifications
- Author: National Institute of Performing Arts and Music
- Publisher: National Institute of Performing Arts and Music
- Language: Spanish
- Subject: PLAYS, THEATRICAL TEXTS
- Collection: THEATRICAL WORKS
- Binding: Other
- Publication date: February 2015
- Number of pages: 88
- Weight: 150 g
Editorial review
A theatrical proposal that stands out for its narrative audacity and its ability to simultaneously discomfort and fascinate. The play succeeds in maintaining a balance between philosophical reflection and entertainment, offering the reader or spectator a text that invites constant reinterpretation. Its exploration of the sinister and the everyday makes it a relevant piece for those seeking theater that transcends the conventional.