Postdramatic Theatre and Postdramatic Performance

  • Carlson M
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Abstract: Beginning with the concept of a postdramatic theatre as articulated by the German theorist Hans-Thies Lehmann, this essay considers the recent work of several major international directors - Ivo van Hove, Punchdrunk, Signa and others - as examples of postdramatic performance. It argues that what they have in common is a challenge to the traditional concept of mimesis and of the theatre world as a fictional construct distinctly separated from everyday life and its surroundings.Résumé: Cet essai parle du concept de théâtre postdramatique, tel qu'il a été formulé par le théoricien allemand Hans-Thies Lehmann. Les exemples de performances postdramatiques étudiées ici sont des œuvres récentes d'importants metteurs en scène de divers pays - dont, notamment, Ivo van Hove, Punchdrunk et Signa. Il est avancé que le point commun à ces œuvres est de défier le concept traditionnel de la mimésis et de l'univers théâtral en tant que construction fictive clairement isolée de la vie quotidienne et de ses circonstances.Resumo1: Este ensaio inicia com o conceito de teatro pós-dramático conforme formulado pelo teórico alemão Hans-Thies Lehmann e nele se consideram as obras recentes de vários diretores internacionais relevantes - Ivo van Hove, Punchdrunk, Signa, entre outros - como exemplos de performance pós-dramática. Argumenta-se que o ponto comum a essas obras desafia o conceito tradicional de mimese e do universo teatral como construto fictício claramente separado da vida cotidiana e de suas circunstâncias.

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Carlson, M. (2015). Postdramatic Theatre and Postdramatic Performance. Revista Brasileira de Estudos Da Presença, 5(3), 577–595. https://doi.org/10.1590/2237-266053731

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