Reciclaje de Género a través de la Tradición Virdžina / Tobelija

The construction and interpretation of characters with a gender opposite to one's own doesn't occur only in the theatrical context; it also exists in other traditions of a representative nature, particularly those that deal with the issues of performativity and gender changing and/or fluidity. The present study, from a non-binary theatrical perspective, deals with the social construction of the male gender on the body of a biologically female person in the patriarchal Virdžina, known also as Tobelija tradition, formerly practiced in the Western Balkans. As well, this essay explores the applications, interrelationships and interactions between this Balkan practice and the non-binary construction of characters in theater, which would shed light on how gender discourse can be influenced and/or challenged through artistic and cultural intertextuality. Keywords: Virdžina, Women, Gender, Theatre recycling, Gender performativity.