The Theatrical and Performative Eccentricities of Slovak Alternative Rock in the 1980s and the 1990s Cover Image

Teatralizačné a performačné excesy slovenskej rockovej alternatívy v osemdesiatych a deväťdesiatych rokoch 20. storočia
The Theatrical and Performative Eccentricities of Slovak Alternative Rock in the 1980s and the 1990s

Author(s): Július Fujak
Subject(s): Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Music, Visual Arts, Contemporary Philosophy, Social Theory, Sociology of Art
Published by: Ústav divadelnej a filmovej vedy SAV
Keywords: alternative rock; DIY culture; bizarreness; theatrical elements of concerts

Summary/Abstract: This paper is focused on ​​alternative rock music in the 1980s and the 1990s in Slovakia. Within this field, the author concentrates on the specific ​​area of the theatrical dimension of the concerts and music videos of various bands (Chór vážskych muzikantov, Karpatské chrbáty, Ľahká Múza, Bez ladu a skladu, Teória Odrazu, Jesus Underground Band, and Chiki liki tu-a). He interprets the eccentricities, bizarreness, and excesses of their poetics in the context of the theories of “culture from below” and “DIY culture”, as well as of defiance, criticism, and, especially, parrhesia (Michel Foucault) – open, direct speech, which is associated with various risks but, at the same time, allows one to acquire dignity. From the perspectives of music, visuals, and worldview, the eccentricities of alternative rock in the aforementioned period were expressions of inner freedom and the need for alternative articulations of a different way of life and a different artistic expression

  • Issue Year: 72/2024
  • Issue No: 02
  • Page Range: 133 - 149
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Slovak
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