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REFRESHING REMODELLING OF THE CLASSICS
REFRESHING REMODELLING OF THE CLASSICS

Author(s): Oltița Cîntec
Subject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts, Aesthetics, Theory of Literature
Published by: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai
Keywords: Susanne Kennedy; Silviu Purcărete; postdramatic theatre; technological devices; rewritings; scenical interpretations;

Summary/Abstract: This paper deals with several reinterpretations and rewritings of classic texts by two directors, Susanne Kennedy and Silviu Purcărete. The theoretical framework is represented by Hans-Thies Lehmann’s idea of postdramatic theatre, but also by the reflection on how technological media change the way we look at classical texts. If Susanne Kennedy is passionate about Internet dramaturgy and technical devices, Silviu Purcărete, a director inspired by a visuality of pictorial origin, resorts to a more metaphorical-symbolic way of deconstructing the dramatic texts.

  • Issue Year: 68/2023
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 97-108
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: English
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