Theatre for Reconciliation: David Hare’s “Via Dolorosa”

Yıl 2008, Cilt: 48 Sayı: 2, 79 - 94, 01.01.2008

Dilek İnan

Öz

Via Dolorosa, a monologue about the Middle East written and performed by David Hare, is the result of the playwright’s 1997 visit to Israel and the Palestinian lands. This study, on one hand, discusses Hare’s response to Israeli-Palestinian situation and on the other hand, redefines the relationships between the reconciliatory power of art, culture and language. The play not only aims to express some specific, unpartisan truths about the world’s most stubborn conflict but also reinforces one’s faith in theatre as a means of communication. The play declares that theatre can break news, can act as a medium for reconciliation, and that it can be a suitable forum for autobiographical reflection. The play will be interpreted in three areas in general: British Orientalist tradition, documentary drama and travel writing.

Anahtar Kelimeler

David Hare, Via Dolorosa, Reconciliation, Orientalism, Documentary Drama, Travel Writing, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Uzlaşma ve Tiyatro: David Hare’in “Via Dolorosa” Oyunu

Öz

Via Dolorosa, İngiliz tiyatro yazarı David Hare’in, 1997 yılında Israil ve Filistin topraklarına yaptığı gezi sonucunda yazılmıştır. Bu çalışma, bir taraftan Hare’in İsrail-Filistin sorunu hakkındaki görüşlerini ortaya koyarken, diğer bir taraftan sanatın barıştırma gücü ile dil ve kültür arasındaki ilişkiyi inceler. Oyun, dünyanın en direngen sorunu hakkında sadece bazı tarafsız geçekleri yansıtmaz, ayrıca tiyatronun bir iletişim aracı olduğu inancını kuvvetlendirir. Oyun, tiyatronun haber getirebileceğini, bir barışma aracı olabileceğini ve otobiyografik yansıtmalar için uygun bir platform oluşturabileceğini gösterir. Bu çalışmada, oyun, genel olarak birbirleriyle ilşkili şu üç alanda yorumlanacaktır: İngiliz Orientalist geleneği, seyahat edebiyatı ve belgesel tiyatro.

Anahtar Kelimeler

David Hare, Via Dolorosa, Barışma, Oryantalizm, Belgesel Tiyatro, Seyahat Edebiyatı, İsrail-Filistin Sorunu

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