Muzyka a gest performatywny w przedstawieniach Krzysztofa Warlikowskiego
Music and performative gesture in the performances by Krzysztof Warlikowski

Author(s): Magdalena Figzał
Subject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Music, Sociology of Art
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Summary/Abstract: The article considers the function of music and rhythm in Krzysztof Warlikowski’s dramatic performances. The author describes the role of music in relation to the actor’s body, his corporeality and his placement in the theatre space. The starting point for this analysis is a comparison between the conception of “the work of living art” by Adolphe Appia and the performative aesthetics by Erika Fischer-Lichte. In the context of these two theories the author analyses selected performances by Krzysztof Warlikowski including The Taming of the Shrew, The Tempest, (A)pollonia, and The African Tales by Shakespeare. In all of theseperformances music is the dominant element of the mise-en-scene – it defines the proxemic relations and shapes the performative space of the performance whilst simultaneously exposes the actor’s materiality and self-reference.

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