Argentinean Meat (Prelude for a Cyborg of the Pampas)

SYNOPSIS

Hybrid beings formed by living matter, pixels, and garbage. 
Dance of bodies urbanized by the technological race and precariousness.
Faded vignettes on male sentimental education.
The scene as a kaleidoscope of our time: wet dream and nightmare of the Cyborg of the Pampas.

DESCRIPTION

Argentinean Meat (Prelude for a Cyborg of the Pampas) is a live arts work that blends elements of dance, physical theater, and visual arts. On stage, four performers bring to life post-human beings composed of living matter, garbage, and electronic devices. Through experimental exploration and the intersection of artistic languages, the piece continuously reflects on male “sentimental education,” social control, and the shaping of bodies in contemporary society. The aesthetic proposal is a hybrid that merges virtuality and presence among bodies, objects, materials, and projections.

CREDITS

Director, dramaturgy, and scenic design: Patricio Suárez.
Performers: Ramiro Cortez, Lucas Yair Araujo, Tuki Martínez, Javier Olivera, Mateo De Urquiza, Gastón Gatti and Javier Murphy Figueroa
Direction and technical assistance: Angela Babuin and Mariana La Torre
Technical assistance: Ana Belatti
Lighting design: Matías Sendón
Costume design and production: Aldana Varela, Rosi Díaz and Lucas Pisano
Artistic collaboration: Lucas Pisano
Scenographic advice: Melanie Waingarten
VJ consultant: Marcelo “Pinqui” Enriquez
Choreographic advising: Liza Taylor and Rhea Volij
Technological advice: Iván Silberstein
Recycling of scenic materials: Iván Silverstein, Bicicletería “El olímpico”, “Luma”
Sound design: Patricio Suárez
Graphic design: SIKE
Photography: Carolina Nicora
Audiovisual recording: Francisco Benincasa y Gustavo Cataldi
Communication: Cecilia Gamboa y Duche & Zárate
Co-production: Georges Lewis y Galpón de Guevara

Production: Patricio Suárez
Duration: 70 minutes

SUPPORT AND GRANTS

• National Fund for the Arts, Creation Grant 2021.
• Prodanza, Grant for the creation of dance works, 2021.
• National Fund for the Arts, Work Completion Grant, 2022.
• Prodanza, Subsidy for the revival of dance works, 2022.

CO-PRODUCERS

GALPÓN DE GUEVARA: Co-producer, rehearsal space, premiere, and season 2021-2022.

TALLER OLAYA (George Lewis): Co-producer, laboratory space for scenic research, audiovisual, and installation research.

TOUR OF THE WORK

• Galpón de Guevara 2021: Premiere and season of 7 performances.
• Galpón de Guevara 2023: Second season of 6 performances.
• Centro Cultural Borges: Experiencias en Escena Festival 2023.
• Centro Cultural de la Memoria Haroldo Conti.
• Cine York Theater: Performance and filming for Lumitón 2023.

Company CV

Argentinean Meat (Prelude for a Cyborg of the Pampas) is an interdisciplinary scenic project born in 2020, situated between dance and physical theater, performance and documentary, comic and plastic arts. Through experimental exploration, the work delves into the construction of male “identity” and the complex relationship between technology and precariousness in the “third world” metropolis. The play premiered in November 2021 at Galpón de Guevara, receiving acclaim from both the public and critics. It had a successful second season in March and April 2023 and was featured in prominent cultural venues including the Haroldo Conti Cultural Center, Borges Cultural Center, and Cine York Theater. The project received support from the National Fund for the Arts and Prodanza.