Pojam scene. Scena uličnog pozorišta kao theatron i skênê Putujuće pozorište Šopalović Ljubomira Simovića
The Concept of Stage. The Street Theatre as the Theatron and Skênê. The Travelling Troupe Šopalović by Ljubomir Simović

Summary/Abstract: In this paper, we want to present how the street theater, especially that of the second half of the twentieth century, responds to the artistic, cultural, and political demands of contemporary society, making the spectator participate in the stage action. The examples of some of the most important artistic manifestations in the context of public theater, festivals, collective theatre, and carnival will be used to demonstrate that the relationship between the actor and the spectator unfolds through different interactions which exist beyond any “fourth wall”. In this respect, the concept of stage also assumes a new meaning. We will focus on two concepts of stage: the first is defined by Philippe Chaudoir (the stage as the theatron and skênê), and the second is derived from the theory of re-présentation (re-presentation) by Jacques Baillon, who treats the stage as the “double void”. We would like to apply those concepts to a play by Ljubomir Simović titled The Travelling Troupe Šopalović, as well as to certain elements of his stage play directed by Dejan Mijač, in order to establish how Simović’s concept of metatheatre could be interpreted through the street theater in general and through the concept of stage which goes beyond the traditional and limiting scope of the conventional.

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