Dedublarea scenică în piesele. Povestea saltimbancilor de Michael Ende şi Doi în eden de Tomislav Osmanli
Scenic Undoubling in The Circus Clowns' Fairy Tale by Michael Ende and Two in Eden by Tomislav Osmanli

Summary/Abstract: The two plays The Circus Clowns' Fairy Tale (Das Gauklermärchen, 1976) by Michael Ende and Two in Eden (Dvajca vo Eden, 1995) by Tomislav Osmanli illustrate the use of scenic undoubling as a strategy to introduce theatre explicitly as a metaphorical and symbolical reflection of reality, having a double function: that of catharsis and that of overcoming the limits of the human nature. The types of show that the two playwrights allude to – the circus and the marionette theatre – keenly represent the destiny of mankind, a mixture of grotesque and sublime. But if the poor circus actors rejected by the society, which Michael Ende brings on stage, manage to escape from reality and take refuge in a world of trust and love created by Kalophain, the magic mirror, the two solitary characters in Tomislav Osmanli's play cannot fit both in the same garden of paradise. Their marionette doubles, the Princess and the Jester, show them what there are really like: lacking true will to understand, love and support each other. Consequently, they are banned from the Eden which they refuse to enjoy together.

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