El campo teatral en las economías creativas: retos para la democracia y la ciudadanía cultural. un análisis desde la política pública colombiana

Abstract

In Bogota, artistic expression is another civil right in a limited democracy. In this paper we have shown how the importance given by the state to theater, as a trigger of social processes, differs from actions that prioritize private and sectorial initiatives. Government intervention is characterized by a limited support to short-term projects through contests that reinforce the instability of artistic creation and do not ensure long term processes with significant impact beyond the quantitative dimension. We also demonstrated how the theater movement that advocates for a diverse field, one where the conditions for the insertion in the widely promoted creative economy are not equal, has been broken up. Finally, we highlighted recent proposals that are waiting to become public policies and do not depend on neither market dynamics nor temporary administration.