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Propaganda comunistă şi teatrul de păpuşi
Communist Propaganda and Marionette Theatre

Author(s): Andreea-Ioana Birzescu
Subject(s): History, Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Cultural history, Recent History (1900 till today), Post-War period (1950 - 1989), History of Communism
Published by: Universitatea »Dunarea de Jos« din Galati -Facultatea de Istorie, Teologie și Filosofie
Keywords: Theatre Magazine; shows; cultural promotion; periodicals

Summary/Abstract: The paper aims to highlight the Communist-era intention of promoting theatre among the population. In this regard, a children’s theatre was desirable, and well done for that, in order to promote the emergence of the Communist man. Ever since its first year of publication, “Theatre” Magazine showed the necessity for a children’s theatre. In No. 4 of the 1956 issue, a letter from a child is presented to the public. In it, the child states his wish to have their own theatre performances (he speaks for all his kind), at appropriate hours and with accessible subjects. A particular importance will be given to the topics of children’s theatre. Also interesting are the main lessons that the audience was to learn. The role of this paper is to see the impact that Communist propaganda had on the population and how theater acted as an instrument.

  • Issue Year: 10/2017
  • Issue No: suppl.
  • Page Range: 57-68
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Romanian