The Utopia of Kitchen
The Utopia of Kitchen

Summary/Abstract: The paper focuses on how theatrical intermediality builds an inbetween mediality by questioning the binary opposition of absence and presence in contemporary theatre. A recent production by the German-British collective Gob Squad, “Gob Squad’s Kitchen” (“You’ve Never Had It So Good”) stages the medium of film and highlights the creation of various narratives by both the spectators and the performers. Inspired by the figure and work of Andy Warhol, Gob Squad’s piece playfully reflects on the notions of role acting, presence and recreation. In addition, through the act of remediation, by integrating the techniques of film into theatre and diminishing its medial transparency, the production foregrounds the utopia of presentation and representation at the same time.

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