Metateatralioji Šiuolaikinės Lietuvos Scenos Kalbos Interpretacija
Evaluation of the Contemporary Lithuanian Stage from the Perspective of Metatheatre

Summary/Abstract: The Lithuanian theatre stage is under constant development and various contemporary theatre models are emerging. This work uses the concept of metatheatre in order to evaluate the transformations of the contemporary stage. This concept enables one to analyze the data ‘behind’ the theatre stage and the information conveyed to the spectator. In order to complete the analysis, the metatheatre elements are divided into the verbal and visual ones. This division reveals that the self-reference on stage is a means for the deconstruction of the dramatic reality as a voluntary deformation of the dramatic performance. In addition, the intertextuality helps to connect the performance to various drama contexts. A ritual or another play interrupting a theater performance not only destroys the wholeness and consistency, but can be considered as one of the modes affecting conciseness and distorting reality. The same effect is reached by using video projections presented on stage as independent modes of dramatic language. Therefore, all four metatheatre elements help to realize and analyze the peculiarities of the theatricality itself.

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