Yuyachkani's Human Rights Theater

Five Plays

Anne Lambright, Anne Lambright

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Modern Language Association of America
31 October 2025

Theatre Studies; Plays & playscripts; Anthologies (non-poetry); Literary studies: plays & playwrights; Human rights

Series: MLA Texts and Translations

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Five contemporary plays from Peru spotlighting cultural and linguistic diversity

Grupo Cultural Yuyachkani began in

97

as a collective of activist-artists determined to change Peruvian society through the power of theater. Its unique vision aims to represent the multilingual, multiethnic, and multicultural diversity of Peru for a wide range of audiences—in small highland towns

in the capital, Lima

and on international stages—and has earned the group its well-deserved reputation as one of Peru's premier cultural institutions. Much of Yuyachkani's work is dedicated to human rights and social justice issues that affect marginalized, rural, Indigenous-mestizo communities and urban populations in Peru. The plays in this anthology, in which characters speak in both Spanish and Quechua, emphasize the significance of Andean-Indigenous cultures in the national discourse and the effects of revolutionary movements and violence on the Peruvian nation.

This volume contains discussion of José Carlos Mariátegui, José Matos Mar, Alberto Flores Galindo, Rodrigo Montoya, Peter Elmore, Yma Súmac, Pedro Huilca, José María Arguedas, Miguel Rubio, and María Jesús Alvarado.

Edited by: Anne Lambright
Translated by: Anne Lambright
Imprint: Modern Language Association of America
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: Critical Edition
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm,
ISBN: 9781603297035
ISBN 10: 1603297030
Series: MLA Texts and Translations
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 31 October 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming