postdramatic theatre
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Postdramatic theatre is a contemporary theatrical movement that deemphasizes linear narrative and character in favor of visual, physical, and conceptual experimentation, often foregrounding the performance event itself over traditional drama.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
contemporary performance practice
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theatre aesthetics ⓘ theatrical movement ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Aristotelian drama
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dramatic theatre ⓘ |
| emergedInPeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
co-presence of performers and spectators
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eventness of theatre ⓘ score-like organization of performance elements ⓘ theatre as medium rather than representation ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
deemphasizes linear narrative
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deemphasizes psychological character ⓘ emphasizes conceptual experimentation ⓘ emphasizes physical experimentation ⓘ emphasizes visual experimentation ⓘ foregrounds performance event over dramatic text ⓘ often blurs fiction and reality ⓘ often breaks the fourth wall ⓘ often challenges traditional dramaturgy ⓘ often deconstructs representation ⓘ often destabilizes spectatorship ⓘ often foregrounds materiality of performance ⓘ often foregrounds spatial relations ⓘ often foregrounds temporality ⓘ often foregrounds the body ⓘ often fragmented ⓘ often intermedial ⓘ often involves audience participation ⓘ often non-linear ⓘ often privileges presence over representation ⓘ often questions authorship ⓘ often resists closure ⓘ often self-referential ⓘ often uses collective creation ⓘ often uses documentary material ⓘ often uses improvisation ⓘ often uses installation-like scenography ⓘ often uses live art strategies ⓘ often uses multimedia ⓘ often uses non-dramatic texts ⓘ often uses non-hierarchical composition of elements ⓘ often uses non-professional performers ⓘ often uses open forms ⓘ often uses simultaneous actions ⓘ often uses soundscapes ⓘ often uses textual collage ⓘ often uses video projection ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
avant-garde theatre
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experimental theatre of the 1960s ⓘ happenings ⓘ performance art ⓘ postmodernism ⓘ poststructuralist theory ⓘ |
| isDescribedIn | Postdramatic Theatre (book) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isTheorizedBy | Hans-Thies Lehmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
contemporary performance
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devised theatre ⓘ live art ⓘ non-narrative theatre ⓘ |
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