The Claudio Tolcachir Case

Notes on "Emilia"’s Fortune

Abstract

Claudio Tolcachir (Buenos Aires, 1975) is not only a leading teatrista of the independent stage in Buenos Aires but is one of the most successful men of contemporary theatre. Indeed he has recently become director of the École des Maîtres 2020. In 2005, thanks to his first piece La omisión de la familia Coleman, he began an irresistible rise with tour and international productions, including several scenic editions of his fourth dramatic text Emilia, performed with different cast in Argentina, Spain and Italy, but always the author as director. The contribution aims to deal with the complex work of the porteño artist, tracing the distinctive signs of his plays (texts and performances), but also highlighting limitations of Italian critic literature to understanding his work, especially through the Roman edition of Emilia, where an incomparable Giulia Lazzarini played the title role.