On the Generosity of Theatre Historiography

Review of Eugenio Barba–Nicola Savarese: The Five Continents of Theatre. Facts and Legends about the Material Culture of the Actor

  • András Timár Színház- és Filmművészeti Egyetem
Keywords: theatre studies, historico-philosophical analyses, use of the body, art education

Abstract

With the systematic support of theatre scholar Savarese, theatre director Barba transformed some fifty years of professional experience in the visual and textual world of their volume into discourse, consciously and many times drawing our attention to the fact that they intended to do practical rather than theoretical-conceptual work. They do so in the knowledge that theatre studies regards Barba's oeuvre as a decisive reference point for theatre anthropology, inter- and transculturality, and as such it certainly contributes to the theoreticality of theatre studies. Since these incidental techniques are repeated not only in different historical periods but in all theatrical traditions, their comparative review shows that the material culture of the actor, with its varied processes, forms, and styles, stems from the way they respond to the same practical needs.

References

Eugenio Barba–Nicola Savarese. 2020. A színész titkos művészete. Színházantropológiai szótár. Ford. Regős János, Rideg Zsófia. Budapest: Károli Gáspár Református Egyetem–L’Harmattan Kiadó.

Jean-François Lyotard. 1993. „A posztmodern állapot.” In A posztmodern állapot. Jürgen Habermas, Jean-François Lyotard, Richard Rorty, ford. Bujalos István–Orosz László. Budapest: Századvég.

W. J. T. Mitchell: „A képi fordulat.” Translated by Hornyik Sándor, Balkon, 2007/11–12.

Timár András. 2021. „Eugenio Barba és Nicola Savarese: A színész titkos művészete. Színházantropológiai szótár.” Urania 1: 104–109.

Published
2022-12-15
Section
Critical Reviews