In: Slovenské divadlo, vol. 56, no. 3
Dagmar Podmaková
Detaily:
Rok, strany: 2008, 279 - 281
O článku:
This past decade, we have been witnessing marked changes in the Slovak theatre,
which are more about poetics and the manner of the theatrical production of our time
rather than the institutional nature of the theatre. To put it diff erently – they relate to
the sets of the knowledge of artistic devices creating diff erent styles and directions in
modern drama and dramatic expression of theatre artists.
Would it be proper to talk about new trends? Artistic trends? Or would it be more
appropriate to just talk about diff erences? Subsequent to 1989, the new socio-political
and economic orientation has ushered in new themes and forms and eroded the
well-established traditions of the Slovak theatre. It has prompted a dialogue between
various economic and political systems on the one hand and artistic freedom on the
other. Not all of us are prepared to approach this freedom as an opportunity to broaden
up one’s horizons of knowledge. This is especially true of the older generation of
theatre artists who are not particularly keen to follow the modern theatre (but, there
are also exceptions, and the best proof is the current edition of The Slovak Theatre),
whereby they argue by making reference to similar trends in the 1960s and that, in
fact, there is nothing novel about the current trends.
However, as distinct from the 1960s, which foreshadowed hope, optimism, “the
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free world” of our time is branded by terrorism, pessimism, disillusion…parallel to
this enervation, we have been witnessing the theatre of rich thoughts, a poetic, lyric
theatre laudating life…therefore, it is imperative to take note of all stimulating forces
which infl uence the arts and be cognizant of their connections which go beyond the
domain of the theatre. Listening, watching, holding discussions…not just harping on
threadbare arguments. The workshop Premeny poetiky slovenského divadla na prelome
20. a 21. storočia (The Metamorphoses of the Poetics of the Slovak Theatre at the Turn of the
20th and 21st Centuries) was just that. The venue of the workshop was the Litt le Congress
Centre of VEDA, Publishing House, the Slovak Academy of Sciences; here, on
18 June, 2008, a dialogue between theorists and critics was started, with the fi nancial
support of the Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic and VEGA Grant Agency.
Ako citovať:
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Podmaková, D. 2008. Premeny. In Slovenské divadlo, vol. 56, no.3, pp. 279-281. 0037-699X.
APA:
Podmaková, D. (2008). Premeny. Slovenské divadlo, 56(3), 279-281. 0037-699X.