Pandemic and Theatre Throughout the Ages
Öz
The theatre, based on action, movement, and screening, was restricted by diseases and epidemics and also served as a mirror by carrying them to the stage. From Athenian society to the Elizabethan era and today, outbreaks, plagues and communicable diseases caused theatres to be closed and performances to be restricted. The plague was a global problem for human beings and like Covid 19; plagues abolished social, regional, and racial differences. The emergence, survival, and spread of outbreaks posed a threat to theatres and playwrights, while at the same time the pandemic served as a resource and communication tool for plays that depicted societies that were affected both psychologically and physiologically. In this study I will try to explain the effect of the pandemic on theatre, plays such as Oedipus Rex, Romeo and Juliet, King Lear, Macbeth, The Tempest, An Enemy of the People, Ten Plagues and Coronation for Poppea and Beat the Devil and playwrights within historical periods and how theatre became a communication tool sharing same concerns and fears among societies because theatre, which is restricted and closed from time to time, is one of the most effective vaccines.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Kaynakça
- Akbar, A. (2020). Beat the Devil review – righteous rage of David Hare's corona nightmare. The Guardian, Accessed: 23.02.2021. https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/aug/30/beat-the-devil-review-bridge-theatre-london-david-hare-ralph-fiennes.
- Artaud, A. (1958). The Theater and Its Double. (M. C. Richards Trans.) New York: Grove Press.
- Bermel A. (1977). Artaud's Theatre of Cruelty. New York: Taplinger.
Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Sanat ve Edebiyat
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
Mesut Günenç
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0000-0002-7077-1914
Türkiye
Yayımlanma Tarihi
26 Haziran 2021
Gönderilme Tarihi
31 Mart 2021
Kabul Tarihi
3 Haziran 2021
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2021 Cilt: 4 Sayı: 7
