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Postdramatic theatre

The notion of postdramatic theatre was established by German theatre researcher Hans-Thies Lehmann in his book Postdramatic Theatre,[1] summarising a number of tendencies and stylistic traits occurring in avant-garde theatre since the end of the s.

The theatre which Lehmann calls postdramatic is not primarily focused on the drama in itself, but evolves a performative aesthetic in which the chat of the performance is insert in a special relation to the material situation of the performance and the stage.

The postdramatic theatre attempts to mimic the unassembled and unorganized literature that a playwright sketches in the novel.

The notion of postdramatic theatre was established by German theatre researcher Hans-Thies Lehmann in his book Postdramatic Theatre[ 1 ] summarising a number of tendencies and stylistic traits occurring in avant-garde theatre since the end of the s. The theatre which Lehmann calls postdramatic is not primarily focused on the drama in itself, but evolves a performative aesthetic in which the text of the performance is put in a special relation to the material situation of the act and the stage. The postdramatic theatre attempts to mimic the unassembled and unorganized literature that a playwright sketches in the novel. Postdramatic theatre, thus, strives to produce an effect amongst the spectators rather than to remain true to the text.

Postdramatic theatre, thus, strives to produce an effect amongst the spectators rather than to endure true to the text. Lehmann locates what he calls 'the new theatre' as part of 'a simultaneous and multi-perspectival build of perceiving'; this, he argues is brought about, in huge part, by a reaction to the dominance of the written text.[2]

The new theatre, Lehmann asserts, is characterised by, amongst other things, the 'use and combination of heterogeneous styles',[3] it situates itself as after or beyond dialogue[4] and incorporates the notion of the 'performer as theme and protagonist'.[5]

In its most extreme varieties, postdramatic theatre knows no "plot" at all, but concentrates fully on the interaction between performer and audience.

Another way of using the notion is to describe plays with minute or no drama, for instance the plays of Jon Fosse and With the People from the Bridge by Dimitris Lyacos.[6]

Some names associated with postdramatic theatre are Tadeusz Kantor (Kraków),[7]Heiner Müller (Berlin),[8]René Pollesch (Berlin),[9]Robert Wilson (New York City),[10]The Wooster Group (New York City),[11]The Builders Association[12] (New York City), Giannina Braschi (San Juan, Puerto Rico),[13]Elizabeth LeCompte (New York City), Richard Foreman (New York City), Robert Lepage (Quebec, Canada), Pina Bausch (Wuppertal, Germany),[14]Big Art Group (New York City), Jan Fabre, Jan Lauwers and Needcompany, Frank Castorf (Berlin), Josef Szeiler/TheaterAngelusNovus (Vienna), Elfriede Jelinek (Vienna),[15]Heiner Goebbels (Frankfurt),[16]Verdensteatret (Oslo), Alvis Hermanis (Riga), Forced Entertainment (Sheffield), Teater Moment (Stockholm), the Apocryphal Theatre (London),[17]The Sydney Front (Australia) and Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio (Italy), Pan Pan (Ireland),[18] POST (Australia), Move Hero (United Kingdom), Nature Theatre of Oklahoma (United States),[19] Scum!

Theatre (United Kingdom) [citation needed] and more.

A new generation of internationally working postdramatic directors is changing the big picture: Among them are Thomas Luz, Amir Reza Koohestani, Susanne Kennedy,[20] Dusan David Parizek, Yael Ronen, Simon Stone, Kai Tuchmann, Anna Bergmann, Bastian Kraft, Ulrich Rasche, Nicolas Stemann, and Kay Voges.[21]

Controversy

While the concept of the "postdramatic theatre" has become popular in theatre studies, the term is highly contested and is not without its critics.

Most notably, the celebrated scholar Elinor Fuchs criticized Lehmann's overly broad application of the term in her review in TDR in , noting that "With a available term, Lehmann re-creates three or more generations of theatrical outliers as a movement.

Virtually every contemporary theatre artist and organization of international note is here identified as a practitioner of the postdramatic."[22] Fuchs goes on to point out that Lehmann attempts to show the range of the postdramatic "by displaying that it can contain all moods and modes, hieratic and profane, hermetic and popular, abstract and concretely physical.

In the semiotic terms favored by the German critical tradition, Lehmann levels the traditional hierarchy of theatrical signs and at the similar time multiplies sign systems."[22]

Several scholars, including Fuchs, have also noted that the concept of the postdramatic is not Lehmann's imaginative idea, and that, in reality, the concept was first introduced by Andrzej Wirth of the Institut fur Angewandte Theaterwissenschaft and Richard Schechner, director of The Performance Group, and professor of Performance Studies at New York University.[23]

Further reading

  • Marijke Hoogenboom, Alexander Karschnia: NA(AR) HET THEATER - after theatre?, Amsterdam , ISBN&#;
  • Boyle, Michael Shane, et al.

    Postdramatic Theatre and Form. Methuen Drama, ISBN&#;

References

  1. ^Lehmann ()
  2. ^Lehmann (), p.&#;16
  3. ^Lehmann (), p.&#;26
  4. ^Lehmann (), p.&#;31
  5. ^Lehmann (), p.&#;25
  6. ^Mason, Fran (12 December ).

    Historical Dictionary of Postmodernist Literature and Theater. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN&#;.

  7. ^"'Inspirational' unseen film of Tadeusz Kantor's last show before he died to be shown for first time".

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  8. ^""What to Peruse Now: Mixed-Genre Literature," Giannina Braschi on Heiner Müller, Tadeus Kantor, and Witkiewicz". World Literature Today. Retrieved
  9. ^Barnett, David ().

    Postdramatic theatre responds to and reflects upon the complexities of the contemporary world, offering a room for exploration, questioning, and dialogue. This shift marked a strategy away from the traditional, text-based drama that prioritised coherent narratives and character development, venturing instead towards a theatrical experience that emphasises visual, auditory, and performative elements over narrative structure. The origins of postdramatic theatre can be traced back to the avant-garde movements of the in advance 20th century, including Dadaism, Surrealism, and particularly the work of practitioners like Bertolt Brecht and Antonin Artaud, whose experiments laid the groundwork for this fundamental departure from the conventional theatre. Unlike traditional theatre, postdramatic works do not adhere to a fixed narrative structure or a coherent plot.

    "Political theatre in a shrinking world: René Pollesch's postdramatic practices on paper and on stage". Contemporary Theatre Review. 16 (1): 31– doi/ S2CID&#;

  10. ^Battaglia, Andy ().

    "Robert Wilson Debuts Viewing Room for Mesmerizing Video Portraits, Featuring Lady Gaga's Severed Head and Other Oddities". .

    Lehmann's leap of insight reorganizes the theatrical enterprise of the entire 20th century. He reads the first half of the century as an extended preparation: Maeterlinck, Stein, Witkiewicz, Brecht, the Absurd, even the documentary theatre of the s—all yield clues to the postdramatic to come.

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  11. ^Parker-Starbuck, Jennifer (). "The play-within-the-film-within-the-play's the thing: re-transmitting analogue bodies in the Wooster Group's Hamlet". International Journal of Production Arts and Digital Media.

    5 (1): 23– doi/padm_1. ISSN&#; S2CID&#;

  12. ^Jackson, Shannon (). "Postdramatic Labour in The Builders Association's Alladeen". Postdramatic Theatre and the Political: – doi/ch ISBN&#;.
  13. ^Fierberg, Ruthie (11 September ).

    "13 Theatre Works That Responded to 9/11". Playbill.

    In looking at the developments since the late s, Lehmann considers them in relation to dramatic theory and theatre history, as an inventive response to the emergence of new technologies, and as an historical shift from a text-based culture to a new media age of image and sound. Illustrated by a wealth of practical examples, and with an introduction by Karen Jurs-Munby providing useful theoretical and artistic contexts for the guide, Postdramatic Theatre is an historical survey expertly combined with a unique theoretical approach which guides the reader through this brand-new theatre landscape. His numerous publications include Theater und Mythos on the constitution of the subject in ancient Greek tragedy, Writing the Political and, with Patrick Primavesi, Heiner Muller Handbuch Account Options Connexion.

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  14. ^cs2-admin (). "In memoriam: Pina Bausch, Pretty and Tragic, Solemn and Classic". Critical Stages/Scènes critiques. Retrieved : CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. ^Jürs-Munby, Karen ().

    "The Resistant Text in Postdramatic Theatre: Performing Elfriede Jelinek's Sprachflächen". Performance Research. 14 (1): 46– doi/ ISSN&#; S2CID&#;

  16. ^Kalb, Jonathan (). "Samuel Beckett, Heiner Müller and Postdramatic Theater".

    Samuel Beckett Today / Aujourd'hui. 11: 74– doi/ ISSN&#; JSTOR&#; S2CID&#;

  17. ^Haydon, Andrew (). "Andrew Haydon: Postdramatic theatre is no longer a closed book". The Guardian. ISSN&#; Retrieved
  18. ^"Pan Pan".

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  20. ^"Susanne Kennedy - People - Volksbühne Berlin". . Retrieved
  21. ^Schmidt, Thomas (25 May ).

    Postdramatic Theatre and Postdramatic Show - ResearchGate: The notion of postdramatic theatre was established by German theatre researcher Hans-Thies Lehmann in his book Postdramatic Theatre, [1] summarising a number of tendencies and stylistic traits occurring in avant-garde theatre since the end of the s.

    "The Post-Dramatic Turn in German Theatre". HowlRound. Retrieved 2 January

  22. ^ abFuchs, Elinor (Summer ). "Postdramatic Theatre by Hans-Thies Lehmann and Karen Jürs-Munby (review)".

    TDR. 52 (2):

  23. ^Fuchs, Elinor (Summer ). "Postdramatic Theatre by Hans-Thies Lehmann and Karen Jürs-Munby (review)". TDR. 52 (2): –

Bibliography

  • Tuchmann, Kai (ed).

    Postdramatic Dramaturgies - Resonances between Asia and Europe. transcript Verlag, Bielefeld ISBN

  • Boyle, Michael Shane, et al. Postdramatic Theatre and Form. Methuen Drama, ISBN&#;
  • Sugiera, Malgorzata ().

    This week we examined Postdramatic theatre and its components. The Postdramatic is not so rigid. The Postdramatic is essentially a study of the numerous, and to some extent infinite, ways in which the partnership between theatre and drama can be reconfigured. These motifs or logos, among others, would consist of moments of:.

    Beyond Drama: Writing for Postdramatic Theatre. Theatre Research International, 29 (1), pp.&#;6– doi/S

  • Lehmann, Hans-Thies (). Postdramatic Theatre. Translated and with an introduction by Karen Jürs-Munby.

    London and New York: Routledge. ISBN&#;.

  • Fischer-Lichte, Erika; Wihstutz, Benjamin (). Transformative Aesthetics. Oxon and New York: Routledge. ISBN&#;.
  • Jürs-Munby, Karen; Carroll, Jerome; Giles, Steve ().

    Postdramatic Theatre and the Political: International Perspectives on Contemporary Performance. Methuen Drama.

    Postdramatic theatre is a term coined by German theater scholar Hans-Thies Lehmann in his book Postdramatic Theatre. It represents a departure from traditional, text-based, and plot-driven drama. Lehmann introduces the legal title ‘postdramatic theatre’ to describe. a shift away from the traditional dramatic elements of plot, traits, and dialogue.

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  • Fuchs, Elinor (Summer ). "Postdramatic Theatre by Hans-Thies Lehmann and Karen Jürs-Munby (review)". TDR. 52 (2): – doi/dram S2CID&#;