How the Expressionist Monodramatic Character’s Sense of Alienation Resurges in 2014 Monodrama BUG Trilogy by Arturo Corrales

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Published: Jul 1, 2018

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Mauricio Carrasco

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This article explores my collaboration as a performer with Salvadoran/Swiss composer Arturo Corrales, from the gestation and preparation to the premiere of his triptych BUG. It observes the development of BUG from three separate pieces into a fully fledged mise-en-scène. The guitarist/actor must speak and play a sequence of words and gestures that are designed to break down both semantic meaning in language and ideas of virtuosity and perfection in music. Text and music articulate to create an alienated character that suffers hysterical symptoms, while the other instrumentalists continuously threaten him, remaining frighteningly trapped in the centre of the stage. 

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Vol. 8 (2018): Künstlerische Forschung im Kontext des Musiktheaters
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Mauricio Carrasco

Chilean/Australian musician/curator/researcher Mauricio Carrasco attended the Catholic University in Santiago where he graduated with a degree in classical guitar. He holds two Master degrees from Geneva Conservatory in Switzerland and a PhD from University of Melbourne in Australia. He has given master classes, conferences and lecture recitals in Conservatoriums and Universities in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, France, Italy, Portugal and Switzerland. Has been a resident artist at the French Cité des Arts and Centre Intermondes, Bundanon Trust in Australia, CMMAS in Mexico and HH Art Space in India. He is a member of the Swiss new music Ensemble Vortex. (Stand 2018)