Theatre Ensemble of the Union of Laboratorio Chile (TESILACH):

Contributions to the Study of Amateur Theatre in the 1960s in Chile

Abstract

The aim of this article is to explore the trajectory of the Theatre Ensemble of the Union of Labo- ratorio Chile (TESILACH), an artistic group that emerged during the 1960s in Chile. Through an approach based on oral history and sociology of art, the study analyses the conditions of artistic work in TESILACH, as well as the resources available and the positions taken by the ensemble in the theatrical scene of the time. The results allow for a problematization of the configuration of amateur theatre and its relationship with institutions, promoting new questions and perspectives to continue filling the gaps in the history of amateur theatre in Chile.