Theater, is it Real? Thoughts on the notion of the Real in contemporary stages

Theater, is it Real? Thoughts on the notion of the Real in contemporary stages

This article focuses on the possible outcomes that may unfold when personal narratives have been intentionally applied on stage to generate a tension between the ideas of reality and fiction in performance. The article uses theoretical references that conceptualize the notion of the ‘Real’ – from th...

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Main Author: Heloisa Marina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul 2020-02-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Estudos da Presença
Subjects:
personal narratives
reality. fiction
truth
theater of the real
Online Access:https://www.seer.ufrgs.br/presenca/article/view/99267
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spelling doaj-932458aa693b4325a4ca05285bafedf12021-09-14T16:59:55ZengUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulRevista Brasileira de Estudos da Presença2237-26602020-02-01101012742556Theater, is it Real? Thoughts on the notion of the Real in contemporary stagesHeloisa Marina0UDESC, Universidade do Estados de Santa CatarinaThis article focuses on the possible outcomes that may unfold when personal narratives have been intentionally applied on stage to generate a tension between the ideas of reality and fiction in performance. The article uses theoretical references that conceptualize the notion of the ‘Real’ – from the social context of the 1960s to the present – and follows the thoughts of philosophers like Debord, Baudrillard and Rosset with the aim to consider theater and performance as artistic fields that have the potential to interrogate totalizing statements about the truth in today’s world.https://www.seer.ufrgs.br/presenca/article/view/99267personal narrativesreality. fictiontruththeater of the real
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theater of the real
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publisher Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
series Revista Brasileira de Estudos da Presença
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publishDate 2020-02-01
description This article focuses on the possible outcomes that may unfold when personal narratives have been intentionally applied on stage to generate a tension between the ideas of reality and fiction in performance. The article uses theoretical references that conceptualize the notion of the ‘Real’ – from the social context of the 1960s to the present – and follows the thoughts of philosophers like Debord, Baudrillard and Rosset with the aim to consider theater and performance as artistic fields that have the potential to interrogate totalizing statements about the truth in today’s world.
topic personal narratives
reality. fiction
truth
theater of the real
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