THEATRICAL PHYSICS: WHAT MIGHT IT BE?

University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Högskolan för scen och musik

Author: Cecilia Runesson; [2016-06-17]

Keywords: Theatrical physics; performative writing; post-dramatic performance; post- spectacular performance; lecture performance; performance lecture; ritual performance; visual dramaturgy; Para-theatrical catchment area: Combining the act of showing with the act of watching; Non-illusion; Closed circuit; Gravity; Strenght.;

Abstract: The project aims to find the links between theatre and physics and to gather response around the idea of ”theatrical physics” – what might it be? My project circles around the possibility of connecting physics and theatre in order to understand the basic nature of what theatre is and perhaps to expand the idea of what theatre might be. The text has the structure of a travel log, a journey journal, that takes the reader on an expedition through my process of exploring this theme. I wanted to give the text a performative character. It describes, but also stages my expedition, through language.

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