Lo Kitsch en El Conejo más estúpido de este siglo

pieza dramática de Santiago Merchant.

Abstract

Written and directed by Santiago Merchant, The Stupidest Rabbit of This Century is a
dramatic work that reflects Colombian theatre in the 21st century. This play serves as a
paradigm of the historical and ideological transformation that Colombian society, and in
particular Colombian theatre, is undergoing. The notion of kitsch, as developed by Matei
Calinescu, exposes the irruption of modernity, but it also states certain cultural implications
because what is kitsch becomes symptomatic of the industrial, capitalist society that engulfs
us. Merchant treats the concept of kitsch as an intrinsic element in this play. The analysis
for this article, that uses dramatology as a methodology, shows the relationship between
form and content that together assemble a codified message, while proposing an interesting
social critique.