Мултукултурализмот како перформативен предизвик
Multiculturalism as a Performance Challenge

Summary/Abstract: Notions as: multiculturalism, transculturalism and interculturalism are tightly connected with the work of Brook. Multiculturalism, which very often is defined as an introduction of more than one culture, supports the principle of cultural diversity of different cultural and ethnical groups while keeping their own cultural identities. In addition, multiculturalism is known as a “puzzle” of different cultures, as opposed to the monolithic culture that comes from the model of assimilation or adaptation of different cultures in one dominant (supreme) culture. For Brook, the difference between cultures is highly appreciated and he constantly draws inspiration from the tradition and culture of the people by using texts, myths and many others esthetic elements of those cultures which have left mark upon him, combining them with his personal experience and tradition. The exploration of his personal tradition, as well as the tradition of the others, the travels and the respect for different cultures dates back to 1968. Brook then recognized them as treasurable and saw new opportunities in working with actors from different countries without prejudices for those who differ from them in their traditions and culture. His contribution regarding multiculturalism is his ability to discover and to appreciate the vitality of the great cultural treasures, making a blend of what he can use from the ones different than his own, targeting myths and rituals of other civilizations. By combining the myths and the rituals from the past with elements of the presence and filtering them with his sensibility for various cultures, he makes a theater that addresses the human condition, thus establishing a sense of unity with the audience. His insight into the anthropological roots of the theatre culminates with the performance Mahabharata, where his idea of multiculturalism reaches culmination. In this performance Brook shows his theatrical ethic for tackling different aspects in the most explicit way, conveying there is not a single truth but the illusion and the truth constantly entangle.

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