Theater space and its boundaries: from Sophocles and Aeschylus to contemporary theater Cover Image

Театарски простор и његове границе: од Софокла и Есхила до Савременог позоришта
Theater space and its boundaries: from Sophocles and Aeschylus to contemporary theater

Author(s): Goran Gavrić
Subject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts, Fine Arts / Performing Arts
Published by: Музеј позоришне уметности Србије
Keywords: theater; space; principle of horizontality; principle of verticality; Sophocles; Aeschylus; William Shakespeare; contemporary theater.

Summary/Abstract: The structure of a theatrical play is based on the principle of horizontality and verticality. The action of Aeschylus' Prometheus in Chains takes place exclusively on the vertical axis, while Sophocles' Oedipus Rex, in addition to the vertical, also has a horizontal structure. Even during the festivals of Dionysus and the Middle Ages, performances took place in the streets and squares. In the contemporary theater, i. e. the modern understanding of theatrical space, Shakespeare's play The Tempest and Romeo and Juliet can be connected with the sculptures of the same name by Milton Hebald, which are located in the open-air theater Delacorte Theater in Central Park in New York.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 198-199
  • Page Range: 125-140
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Serbian