In Search of Scent in Theatre

Year 2024, Issue: 72, 36 - 48, 12.06.2024

Gamze Şentürk Tatar

https://doi.org/10.55590/literatureandhumanities.1432019

Abstract

Theatre is an art form that brings together visual, auditory, and physical elements, establishing a strong connection between the audience and the performance. This synesthetic art employs an aesthetic language that engages all the senses, creating a unique experience for the audience, where the amalgamation of scent, sound, and visuals offers a multi-sensory journey. The audience experience plays as a holistic bodily encounter, ensuring active engagement. In theatre, the sense of smell is often overlooked. However, in recent years, experimental, innovative, and avant-garde theatrical works have opened up new possibilities for using scents on stage. Surprisingly, the use of scent in theatre can be traced back to ancient times. This study aims to explore the history of the sense of smell, its origin and its use in theatre. Furthermore, it traces how scent has influenced the theatrical experience and evolved into a fundamental element from the ancient era to the early modern period.

Keywords

Theatre, Synesthesia, Smell, Origin

Tiyatroda Kokunun İzinden

Abstract

Tiyatro görsel, işitsel ve bedensel ögeleri bir araya getiren, seyirci ile oyun arasında güçlü bir bağ kurabilen bir sanattır. Bu sinestetik sanat, seyirci ile oyun arasında bir bağlantı kurarak, tüm duyuları içeren estetik bir dil kullanır. Koku, ses ve görüntü gibi duyuların birleşimi, seyirciye eşsiz bir deneyim sunar. İzleyici, oyunları bütünleşik bir bedensel deneyim olarak yaşar ve bu sayede aktif bir katılım sağlanır. Tiyatroda, koku genellikle göz ardı edilen bir duyu olarak ortaya çıkar. Ancak son yıllarda tiyatroda yapılan deneysel, yenilikçi ve avangart çalışmalar, sahnede koku kullanımına yeni olanaklar sunmuştur. Tiyatroda koku kullanımı aslında Antik döneme kadar uzanan bir geçmişe sahiptir. Bu çalışma, tiyatroda koku duyusunun tarihini, kökenini ve kullanımını incelemeyi amaçlar. Aynı zamanda, kokunun tiyatro deneyimini nasıl etkilediğini ve nasıl temel bir unsur haline geldiğinin izini Antik dönemden erken modern döneme değin sürer.

Keywords

Tiyatro, Sineztezi, Koku, Köken

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