TEATRU SI POLITICA SPECTATOR SI CETATEAN
Theatre and Policy. Spectator and Citizen
Author(s): Ioana MoldovanSubject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts
Published by: Universitatea de Teatru si Film »I.L. Caragiale« (UNATC)
Keywords: theater and politics; audience; censorship; theater architecture; bourgeoisie
Summary/Abstract: According to Polish Theater personality, Zygmunt Hübner, in his landmark book Theater and Politics (1991), the entire History of Theater is directly linked to political power and people serving or seeking it. Therefore, anything related to Theater should be analyzed and perceived as a kind of manifestation of Politics. Even the architecture of first real Theaters in Paris (17th century) had a political message engraved in how seats for aristocrats and bourgeois were placed. Building a Theater establishment throughout History was never about building a place for Arts and/or entertainment. It was all about how the society is structured and or about how the spirit of the époque envisioned the future society to whom that Theater would be an active public space for.
Journal: Concept
- Issue Year: 7/2013
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 87 - 95
- Page Count: 9
- Language: Romanian