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

Authors

  • 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

Issue

Section

Ensayos

How to Cite

Performative Elements in the Contemporary Staging of Classics: the case of Thomas Ostermeier’s "Richard III". (2019). Telondefondo. Revista De Teoría Y Crítica Teatral, 30, 71-90. https://revistascientificas.testing.filo.uba.ar/index.php/telondefondo/article/view/7247