Unpacking Identity: Travelling Cases as Theatrical Props
Unpacking Identity: Travelling Cases as Theatrical Props
Author(s): Ilinca Tamara TodoruțSubject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts, Czech Literature, Drama, Sociology of Art, Politics and Identity, Asylum, Refugees, Migration as Policy-fields
Published by: Editura Universitatii LUCIAN BLAGA din Sibiu
Keywords: suitcase; identity; migration; border; Eastern Europe;
Summary/Abstract: “All the suitcases that have appeared in this story are lying open on the stage,” reads a stage direction from Steigerwald’s Sorrow, Sorrow, Fear, the Rope, and the Pit. The suitcase may be the number one prop used in stagings of Eastern European drama, which after ’89 could speak openly about issues of physical displacement, either as refugees or as emigrants. What is the symbolism of the suitcase in connection with issues of identity, nationalism, migration, and border crossing, and how does it relate to a newer prop – the briefcase?
Journal: Jurnalul Artelor Spectacolului (JAS)
- Issue Year: 2014
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 24-30
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English