Sociology of Theatrical Forms. On the Sensualization of the Social on Stage Cover Image

Soziologie der theatralen Formen. Zur Versinnlichung des Sozialen auf der Bühne
Sociology of Theatrical Forms. On the Sensualization of the Social on Stage

Author(s): Raffael Hiden
Subject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts, Aesthetics, Contemporary Philosophy, Sociology of Art
Published by: Odsjek za germanistiku - Filozofski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
Keywords: Georg Lukács; Milo Rau; aesthetics of form; sociology of the theatre; reverse mimesis;

Summary/Abstract: This article provides an outline of a sociology of theatrical forms by linking sociological diagnoses of the present with current theatrical practices. The aim is to exemplify a specific interrelation (not a homology) between society and theatre, which is to be understood as an ›aesthetic-subversive practice‹. In accordance with the idea of ›reverse mimesis‹ (V. Žmegač), theatre and society intertwine to form knowledge-poetological interpretations of reality; sociological and theatrical forms thus produce ›realities‹ in an interdependent way; a way to be investigated by a future sociology of theatrical forms. Milo Raus theatre projects offer a first methodological sketch for this.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 29
  • Page Range: 145-162
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: German