Performative Elements in the Contemporary Staging of Classics: the case of Thomas Ostermeier’s "Richard III"

  • Javier Ignacio Ibarra Letelier
Keywords: theatre directing, Classics, post-dramatic Theatre, aesthetics of the performative, mixed pattern, Ostermeier, Ricardo III

Abstract

This essay focuses on the field of contemporary stage direction, presenting a case study of Thomas Ostermeier’s staging of "Richard III". Ostermeier’s work is approached following the theoretical perspectives of Hans-Thies Lehmann and Erika FischerLichte on postdramatic theatre and the aesthetics of the performative. These authors’ writings provide contemporary aesthetical definitions that can be used as a support to analyse the work of theatre directors who combine the ‘conventional’ and the ‘performative’ in their mise-en-scène.

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Published
2019-11-01
How to Cite
Ibarra Letelier, J. I. (2019). Performative Elements in the Contemporary Staging of Classics: the case of Thomas Ostermeier’s "Richard III". Telondefondo. Revista De Teoría Y Crítica Teatral, (30), 71-90. Retrieved from http://revistascientificas2.filo.uba.ar/index.php/telondefondo/article/view/7247
Section
Ensayos