La tinta fresca del ensayo

Escrituras vivas y restos procesuales del ciclo Carne Fresca

Abstract

In contemporary performing arts production, theatrical creation processes generate written materials, logbooks, directing journals, rehearsal notebooks, that exceed the function of mere archives and operate as active devices for the construction of scenic knowledge. This article analyzes the travel journals, working notebooks, and rehearsal records produced by student-directors of the Carne Fresca cycle (2025 edition, Faculty of Arts, UNICEN), a formative project in which students direct for the first time, premiering their debut works in a cycle format. Drawing on the conceptual frameworks of Dubatti, Fischer-Lichte, and Borgdorff, the article addresses how writing and staging operate as complementary surfaces upon which decisions, doubts, and discoveries are deposited. The analysis identifies shared directorial strategies, motor images, dramaturgical construction, sensory exploration, and affective process management, that emerge both in the rehearsal room and in reflexive writing. Situated within the framework of Dramaturgias de lo real (Urraco, 2012), the study concludes that novice directors' journals do not merely document scenic practice but actively construct it, opening a reflection on the craft in its most intimate and dynamic dimension.