Otakar Zich: Ku fenomenologii teatru i cielesności doświadczenia aktora w relacji z widzem
Otakar Zich: Towards a Phenomenology of Theatre and the Physicality of the Actor’s Experience

Summary/Abstract: Inspired by the English translation of Otakar Zich’s classic work Estetika dramatickeho umĕni, the article presents the book in the context of its reception. Since its first publication in 1931, it had been available only in Czech, despite the existence of unpublished German and English translations. Following the editors’ suggestion, the author places Zich’s treatise in the phenomenological context. He highlights selected aspects concerning theatre and acting, interpreting them in conjunction with Tomasz Kubikowski’s concept of seven theatrical beings and the James-Lange psychological theory to demonstrate that Zich’s theoretical terms can be used in analyses of contemporary post-dramatic and anthropological theatre. The most important element of the Czech author’s theoretical framework is the physical dimension of communication between the actor and the spectator, based on inner tactile perceptions.

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