The Affective Public Sphere: Romeo Castellucci’s On the Concept of the Face Regarding the Son of God

Christopher BALME

Makale detayları

The Affective Public Sphere: Romeo Castellucci’s On the Concept of the Face Regarding the Son of God

Yazarlar:

Christopher BALME

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Dergi:

Journal of Theatre Criticism and Dramaturgy 2013 Issue 22, pp.97-112

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2016

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2000804547

Sıklık:

İki Yıllık

eISSN:

2687-4636

pISSN:

1303-8605

Özet:

 


In this paper I want to look at the theatrical public sphere as a realmof extreme affective arousal. The theatre today, at least in its Westernmanifestations, is largely an autonomous sphere of aesthetic experience,which only on special occasions finds topics of interest to the larger publicsphere. The relationship between the public sphere and the theatre is, inmy understanding of the term, a relationship between inside and outside,between the internal dynamics of exchange between stage and auditorium,performer and spectator, and the more difficult interconnections betweenthe generally closed realm of performance and the wider dynamicsof political and social debate. A theatrical performance is something thatnormally takes place between spectators and performers who enter intoan artistic contract, which is therefore outside and beyond state controland moral censure. I shall look at a recent example where this functioningcontract was exploded. The production On the concept of the face, regardingthe Son of God, created by Italian director Romeo Castellucci and histheatre Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio has led to violent protests in France andItaly coordinated by Catholic groups who have been joined on occasionsby right-wing and Islamist groups as well. I shall examine the productionand the public protests surrounding it in an effort to understand how thetheatrical public sphere functions in a mediatized society.

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Makale detayları

The Affective Public Sphere: Romeo Castellucci’s On the Concept of the Face Regarding the Son of God

Yazarlar: Christopher BALME

Yayıncı: Istanbul University

Dergi: Journal of Theatre Criticism and Dramaturgy 2013 Issue 22, pp.97-112

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 5/2016

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2000804547

Sıklık: İki Yıllık

eISSN: 2687-4636

pISSN: 1303-8605

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Christopher BALME

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Dergi:

Journal of Theatre Criticism and Dramaturgy 2013 Issue 22, pp.97-112

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2016

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2000804547

Sıklık:

İki Yıllık

eISSN:

2687-4636

pISSN:

1303-8605