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The Cultural Model of British Theatre. The Influence of the In-Yer-Face Theatre Paradigm
The Cultural Model of British Theatre. The Influence of the In-Yer-Face Theatre Paradigm

Author(s): Florin Toma
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Romanian Literature
Published by: Editura Casa Cărții de Știință
Keywords: communist ideology; in-yer-face theatre paradigm; Romanian dramaturgy; British model.

Summary/Abstract: Even though Romanian culture people have been restrained by thec ommunist ideology, they have always tried to somehow connect themselves to Occidental ideals. This natural impulse to adopt European cultural values started to become more intense once the isolation imposed by the Iron Curtain has disappeared. Following such political constraints, the young Romanian playwrights turned their face to the West, being able to access dramatic writing workshops under the Royal Court Theatre or Royal National Theatre, thus gaining the ability to adapt their literary speech to the new social realities.The theme of this paper focuses on the influence of the British theatre model regarding new developments in Romanian modern theatre, which occurred after the revolution of 1989. My interests in this analysis are related to the influence of Royal Court dramatic play writing workshops on the evolution of theatrical thinking of the new 2000 generation and focus on the new paradigm that emerged at the crossroads between the British model and its rendition in Romanian theatre. Referring to the British influences on Romanian dramaturgy, I am interested in discovering whether the relation is mimetic or inspirational.This study focus on the use of direct and violent language, which is typical of this generation, and we shall attempt to discover the mechanism of this language, by also determining whether it constitutes a novelty in the development of the Romanian contemporary theatre model or it is just fashion.

  • Issue Year: 18/2012
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 310-324
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Romanian