Refreshing Remodelling of the Classics

Authors

  • Oltița Cîntec Faculty of Theatre, “George Enescu” National University of Arts in Iași, Romania

Keywords:

Susanne Kennedy, Silviu Purcărete, postdramatic theatre, technological devices, rewritings, scenical interpretations

Abstract

This paper deals with several reinterpretations and rewritings of classic texts by two directors, Susanne Kennedy and Silviu Purcărete. The theoretical framework is represented by Hans-Thies Lehmann’s idea of postdramatic theatre, but also by the reflection on how technological media change the way we look at classical texts. If Susanne Kennedy is passionate about Internet dramaturgy and technical devices, Silviu Purcărete, a director inspired by a visuality of pictorial origin, resorts to a more metaphoricalsymbolic way of deconstructing the dramatic texts.

Author Biography

Oltița Cîntec, Faculty of Theatre, “George Enescu” National University of Arts in Iași, Romania

OLTIȚA CÎNTEC is a theatre critic, PhD in Theatre Studies, habil. at the Faculty of Theatre of the “George Enescu” National University of Arts in Iași, curator of the International Theatre Festival for Young Audiences (FITPT), artistic director of the Luceafărul Theatre in Iași. Her articles and studies have appeared in academic, theatre and cultural journals in Romania and abroad. She was member of specialist juries and lectured on Romanian theatre in Romania and abroad. She is the author of several books on the theory and recent history of the performing arts, many of which have won awards

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Published

2023-12-30

How to Cite

Cîntec, O. (2023). Refreshing Remodelling of the Classics. Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai - Dramatica, 68(2), 97–108. Retrieved from https://dramatica.ro/index.php/j/article/view/290