Disinhibition of the public through-performance (III)

The paper tackles the impact of the stage performance upon the public, the algorithm through which the theatrical event entered in the captivity of mass manipulation and the development of the dramatic concepts, aiming to decode the implied power relationship between scene and audience, thanks to the evolution of philosophical thinking from genuine scepticism to modern rationalism, from judgment of taste to critical judgment and social activism. Further, in the psychological key, the consequences of the dual division of the show space, the sociological markers in theatre architecture and the pattern of the Wagnerian scenic space were studied, allowing insights into the history of mentalities and into the pattern of art reception.

Literary Artist about Artists of the Brush: V.V. Rozanov about Russian Fine Art and National Character

The article focuses on the yet insufficiently explored side of Rozanov’s (1856–1919) work – his views on the art. Rozanov, as one of the brightest publicists and philosophers of his time, clearly saw the general trends in the development of not only social and political, but also of historical and cultural life. His commnts about the theatre, architecture, dance and painting are original and reflect not only his personal impressions, but also allow us to understand better the peculiarities of the national character of Russian people. Through the prism of his religious and philosophical views, Rozanov saw in the pictures of Repin, Nesterov, Malayvin, Ivanov and others the reflection of the historical and spiritual processes of the turning-point era of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Uma reavaliação dos espaços teatrais das vanguardas em "Event-Space: Theatre Architecture and the Historical Avant-Garde", de Dorita Hannah

Resenha de um ousado livro de Dorita Hannah, intitulado "Event-Space: Theatre Architecture and the Historical Avant-Garde" ("Evento-Espaço: Arquitetura Teatral e as vanguardas históricas"). A autora é uma das reconhecidas autoridades nas transformações recentes do Desenho da Performance e do espaco teatral e introduz novos conceitos espaciais fundamentados em Artaud e Bataille que são de grande interesse para a arte contemporânea.