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Ion M. Tomus Assistant Professor, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, ROMANIA. A Case Study: Multiculturalism in Performing Arts during Sibiu European Capital of Culture, 2007. Radu Stanca National Theatre Perfromances. multiculturalism in performing arts. artistic implications
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Ion M. Tomus Assistant Professor, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, ROMANIA A Case Study: Multiculturalism in Performing Arts during Sibiu European Capital of Culture, 2007. Radu Stanca National Theatre Perfromances
multiculturalism in performing arts • artistic implications • multiculturalism belongs to postmodernism • the need to emphasize multiculturalism’s artistic implications
Important advantages of Sibiu before 2007 • the city has always been multicultural • the oldest theatre in Romania • the International Theatre Festival in Sibiu - an event that gathers an impressive ammount of artists, with many multicultural implications • very active - cultural and artistic
Theatre in Sibiu • established in 1788, in The Thick Tower of the defense wall • the German and the Romanian companies have always shared the stage
Three types of productions • indoor • outdoor (public spaces) • non conventional locations (old communist factory halls)
The Balldirected by Radu Alexandru Nica • remarkable group of young actors, directed by an also young and bold director • originally, the idea was Theatre du Campagnol’s, but was perfectly adapted to Romania’s culture and history • everything is built on music and dance - there is no text • there is no hero of the play
Time for Love, Time for Death, by Fritz Katerdirected by Radu Alexandru Nica • the production gets immediate emotional and social reactions from the young spectators • History is a good pretext for drama
The Nose, by Gogoldirected by Alexandru Dabija • it casts two well-known Romanian artists: an actress and a rap performer • the director aimed to deconstruct the comical mechanism in Gogol’s play • strong and intense interaction with the audience • brilliant example of subtle multiculturalism: hip hop music / classic Russian text / basic stage technology
The Seagull, by A. P. Chekhovdirected by Andrei Serban • multicultural through the subtext and its implications • the director used a series of yoga exercises during the rehearsals • based on ‘theatre within the theatre’ • it questions the meaning of art, especially in a society with different cultures and preocupations
Othello?!, based on W. Shakespearedirected by Andryi Zholdak • by the book postmodernism on stage • the text itself has a multicultural aspect (Othello is a stranger in Venice, where he was accepted) • the production was made by an international team
Life with an Idiot, based on Victor Erofeevdirected by Andryi Zholdak • multicultural aspects of consumerism • moques TV and reality shows, amplifying their impact on people • by the book postmodernism on stage
Metamorphosis, based on Oviddirected by Silviu Purcarete • based on a text written by Ovid when he was in exile, with deep mythical and multicultural meanings • extremely spectacular • visual metaphors of the human condition
Faust, based on Goethedirected by Silviu Purcarete • Sibiu’s most important production • mixture of postmodernism and classic theatre • mythical and religious implications • multicultural in sound (classic, choirs and hard rock music), image and acting techniques