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A New Vocabulary in the Romanian Performing Arts

Summary/Abstract: The question of newness in theatre is, of course, not a... new one. But how is it defined by every generation? Are there any risks associated with it? In the context of the DADA Centenary, this notion inevitably recalls the memory of the historical avant-garde, the age of obsessive, if not also compulsive newness. That desperate search for the new has not been matched since, yet newness remains the driving force of all arts, particularly of the ones that include a performative component. In Romania, the works of some influent theatre directors as Gianina Cărbunariu manage to evade the old rhetoric and create a new stage vocabulary in the performing arts, being interested more and more in ethics and social issues. It is a form of newness in itself. What is the impact of this form of newness on the audience? How is professional criticism responding to its challenges? Does it force any social and political changes? Is it a necessity given the Romanian society? Far from the radical newness of the avant-garde, this contemporary approach is a new cultural reality that is more and more evident in the open society of Romania at the beginning of the twenty-first century.

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