ALTERNATE HISTORIES AS GATEWAYS TO THE FUTURE
ALTERNATE HISTORIES AS GATEWAYS TO THE FUTURE
Author(s): Anneli SaroSubject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts, Cultural history, Evaluation research, Sociology of Art
Published by: Latvijas Kultūras akadēmija
Keywords: Estonian theatre; representation of history; alternate history; utopia;
Summary/Abstract: The article is analysing three productions from Estonia 100 theatre series “Tale of the Century” (Sajandi lugu): “The Landlady of Raven Stone” (Kaarnakivi perenaine), “Estonian History. A Nation Born of Shock” (Eesti ajalugu. Ehmatusest sündinud rahvas) and “Will Be / Will Not Be. Estonia in 100 Years” (Tuleb / Ei tule. Eesti 100 aasta pärast). These three productions had a common feature: they presented an alternate history, using either mytho-historic, counterfactual or utopian approach in interpreting Estonian history. The main aim is to demonstrate, how poetics of alternate history or utopia is explicitly or implicitly also building up politics of the future, depriving from victimisation and empowering subjectivity and agency.
Journal: Culture Crossroads
- Issue Year: 14/2019
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 14-24
- Page Count: 11
- Language: English