Since argentinas transition to democracy the expression of human fragility on the stage has taken diverse forms this book examines the intervention of theatre and performance in the memory politics surrounding argentinas return to democracy and makes a case for performances transformative power. Download citation theatre performance and memory politics in argentina since argentinas transition to democracy the expression of human fragility on the stage has taken diverse forms. Abstract in this scene from the play stefano 1928 by argentinas preeminent playwright armando discepolo esteban describes the sensation of living a memory that belongs to someone else a memory that feels both alienating and inalienable to him under his mothers steady gaze esteban recognizes the weight of this memory and asserts his subjectivity in a negotiation of influences . Download citation theatre performance and memory politics in argentina review brenda werths theatre performance and memory politics in argentina 2010 is a very valuable contribution