The influence of John Cage in contemporary theatre
The influence of John Cage in contemporary theatre

Summary/Abstract: Contemporary theatre reality presents increasingly more hybrid forms of performance. From shows created using the devised method, to working with a playwright who studies actors' improvisations to compose a narrative structure, to the growing mix of playing styles (Brechtian, Stanislavskian), to the ever more present playing with the theatrical convention itself. In this context where classical theatre is often abandoned for hybrid forms such as performance art, respectively installation, an analysis of the origins of all these ideas, which in the Romanian theatre reality seem completely new, becomes necessary. The current work seeks to clarify through the study of the influence that the work of John Cage has had in the performative arts, a set of working principles for contemporary creators, and theatre educators of the moment.

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