‘Maráia Quéri’ and the Queer Future of Contemporary Theater

ABSTRACT

‘Maráia Quéri’ and the Queer Future of Contemporary Theater – This text highlights elements of the staging of Maráia Quéri – a play written by Raquel S., premiered in 2022 at the D. Maria II National Theatre in Lisbon, performed and directed by the Aveiro actor Romeu Costa. These facts justify its classification as a conference play. Enquiring into its aesthetic and ethical implications for issues regarding gender and sexuality, we highlight the play’s interdisciplinary connections – with the politics of subjectivation and queer temporality, for example – and finally conclude that plays like Maráia Quéri are important sites of colonial deprogramming.

Keywords:
Maráia Quéri; Conference Request; Contemporary Theatre; Queer Temporality; Subjectivation Policies