Symbolist theatre
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Symbolist theatre is a late 19th-century dramatic movement that emphasized mood, suggestion, and metaphor over realistic representation, often using dreamlike staging and poetic language to explore inner realities and spiritual themes.
Statements (104)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Symbolism
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artistic movement ⓘ literary movement ⓘ theatrical movement ⓘ |
| aestheticGoal |
evocation rather than description
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revelation of inner life ⓘ spiritual revelation ⓘ suggestion rather than statement ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Adolphe Appia
NERFINISHED
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Alfred Jarry NERFINISHED ⓘ August Strindberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Aurélien Lugné-Poe NERFINISHED ⓘ Gordon Craig NERFINISHED ⓘ Henrik Ibsen NERFINISHED ⓘ Lugné-Poe NERFINISHED ⓘ Maurice Maeterlinck NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Claudel NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Fort NERFINISHED ⓘ Romain Rolland NERFINISHED ⓘ Stéphane Mallarmé NERFINISHED ⓘ Villiers de l'Isle-Adam NERFINISHED ⓘ Édouard Dujardin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Symbolism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declinedIn | early 20th century ⓘ |
| developedIn | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| downplays |
external action
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plot ⓘ realistic characterization ⓘ |
| emergedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| emergedInDecade |
1880s
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1890s ⓘ |
| emergedInPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
atmosphere
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dreamlike experience ⓘ inner reality ⓘ metaphor ⓘ mood ⓘ musicality of speech ⓘ poetic language ⓘ spiritual themes ⓘ suggestion ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
metaphysical questions
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mystery ⓘ psychological states ⓘ subjective experience ⓘ suggestive imagery ⓘ the spiritual world ⓘ the unseen ⓘ |
| historicalPhase | fin de siècle ⓘ |
| influenced |
Antonin Artaud
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Jerzy Grotowski NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ Theatre of Cruelty NERFINISHED ⓘ absurdist theatre ⓘ expressionist theatre ⓘ modernist theatre ⓘ postdramatic theatre ⓘ surrealist theatre ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Arthur Schopenhauer
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August Strindberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Baudelaire NERFINISHED ⓘ Edgar Allan Poe NERFINISHED ⓘ French Symbolism NERFINISHED ⓘ Henrik Ibsen NERFINISHED ⓘ Maurice Maeterlinck NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ Romanticism ⓘ Stéphane Mallarmé NERFINISHED ⓘ Symbolist poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ Wagnerian music drama ⓘ idealism ⓘ mysticism ⓘ occultism ⓘ spiritualism ⓘ |
| keyVenue |
Théâtre d'Art
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Théâtre de l'Œuvre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyWork |
Interior
NERFINISHED
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Pelléas et Mélisande NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dream Play NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ghost Sonata NERFINISHED ⓘ The Intruder NERFINISHED ⓘ Ubu Roi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
director-centered theatre
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integration of light, sound, and movement as symbols ⓘ non-naturalistic staging ⓘ |
| opposes |
detailed stage realism
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naturalism ⓘ realism ⓘ |
| spreadTo |
Belgium
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Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ Scandinavia NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses |
abstract scenery
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colored lighting ⓘ dim lighting ⓘ dreamlike staging ⓘ music as atmosphere ⓘ ritualized movement ⓘ silence as a device ⓘ stylized gesture ⓘ symbolic sets ⓘ |
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