Despre aplauze și sensul lor
About applause and its meaning

Summary/Abstract: George Banu's article is focusing on a theme that has always been present: the true meaning of applause and the way it is used in performing arts. On the premise that the applause is the start of a progressive absolution from the character, the author is analyzing its function in Oriental cultures, during William Shakespeare's age or during the avant-garde of the 1960s. For George Banu, the applause is a greeting between actors and audiences by which the cast is strongly affirming the solidarity of the actors. In the same time, during the applause, the audience is apprehending the success or the failure of the performance. Eventually, during the applause, an actor may be able to briefly give with the eye to a member of the audience and this is a very interesting situation, as it becomes a discrete and distinct individual greeting that is placed right in the heart of the group.

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