Theatre of Peru

Auditorium of the Grand National Theatre.

Theatre in Peru has been developed since the 18th century. During this period, the most emblematic theatres of the city of Lima arose, such as the Teatro Principal (today the Segura), the Olímpico and Politeama (now disappeared); which were popular means of shows compared to bullfighting.[1][2] As of 2019, theatre is most consumed in Lima, with 965 thousand people who resorted to this type of recreation, while in Tacna a higher percentage (23.2%) of its inhabitants attend events.[3] In 2022, the performing arts involved 250 thousand people.[4]

There are a series of works that were published locally, the first known style is the "harmonic comedy", at the request of the viceroys of the time.[2][5] It was highly popular in viceregal times.[6]

Years later, other creations focused on dramatic life stood out. The pioneering writers Felipe Pardo y Aliaga and Manuel Ascencio Segura [es][2][5][7][8][9] stand out, who marked the national identity of Peru from 1820 to 1850.[10] There were also productions created in Quechua, which highlights Ollantay as one of the first.[7]

  1. ^ Middendorf, Ernst W. [in Spanish] (1973). Perú: observaciones y estudios del pais y sus habitantes durante una permanencia de 25 años (in Spanish). Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. pp. 184, 423–425. OCLC 632403555.
  2. ^ a b c Hernández, José Alfredo (1947-05-01). "Aspectos del teatro peruano" [Aspects of Peruvian theater]. Revista de la Universidad Nacional (in Spanish). No. 9. pp. 77–91. PDF
  3. ^ Alejandra Zúñiga Meneses; Jose Uzuriaga Ignacio; Jacqueline Sacramento Del Valle (2021). ¿Cómo vamos en el consumo de teatro en el Perú? [How are we doing in theater consumption in Peru?] (PDF) (Report) (in Spanish). Ministerio de Cultura. p. 7.
  4. ^ "¿Cuál es la situación de las artes escénicas en el Perú?" [What is the situation of the performing arts in Peru?]. Perú 21 (in Spanish). 2022-11-18.
  5. ^ a b Moncloa 1905, pp. 20–23.
  6. ^ Márquez Montes, Carmen (2003). La nueva dramaturgia peruana (PDF). Actas del Congreso Internacional "La Lengua, la Academia, lo Popular, los Clásicos, los Contemporáneos" (in Spanish). Vol. 2. Universidad de Alicante. pp. 805–813. hdl:10553/112286. ISBN 84-7908-732-3. OCLC 52773073.
  7. ^ a b Hernández, José A. (1950-04-29). "Notas sobre el teatro peruano" [Notes on the Peruvian theater]. Mar del Sur (in Spanish). Vol. 4, no. 10. pp. 62–74.
  8. ^ Ventura Vásquez, Williams Nicks (2017-12-01). "Posibilidad de un teatro modernista peruano". Cuadernos Literarios. Vol. 11, no. 14. pp. 101–127. doi:10.35626/cl.14.2017.16. ISSN 2708-9983.
  9. ^ Delgado 1938, p. 29.
  10. ^ Huiza, José Luis; Palacios Rodríguez, Raúl; Valdizán Ayala, José (2004). "Educación y cultura en el siglo XIX: El teatro" [Education and culture in the 19th century: The theater]. El Perú republicano: de San Martín a Fujimori [Republican Peru: from San Martín to Fujimori] (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Lima: Fondo de Desarrollo Editorial de la Universidad de Lima. pp. 104–105. ISBN 9972-45-169-0. OCLC 57424890. Archived from the original on 2022-09-24.