Aktor w rekonstrukcjach dramatu liturgicznego

• Authors: Kornaś Tadeusz

Title variants

EN

Liturgical Actor. The Practice of Schola of the Węgajty Theatre

Abstracts

EN

For almost twenty years now, Schola of the Wegajty Theatre has been presenting reconstructions of medieval liturgical plays trying to reinstate them as part of celebrations of the Catholic Church. Some of the prepared performances were Ordo Stellae according to the 12th-century Fleury Playbook manuscript, another 12th-century play Ludus Danielis from the same Fleury compilation, a 13th-century Ludus Passionis from the Carmina Burana code, or Ludus Paschalis comprising plays and dramatised liturgies of Easter (mostly after Polish sources). But is the return of such plays to the liturgy (today’s liturgy) possible? Comparing the medieval performing practice (or the current views on what itcould have looked like) with artistic actions of Schola the article traces possible similarities and differences between them. Schola of the Węgajty Theatre is made up of laypersons, including women. How does this situation influence the characterof liturgical plays? A priest always participates in these “reconstructions”... Towhat extent is his presence liturgical and to what extent is it theatrical? How tofind a place for a liturgical play in a church? What costumes to use? How to reconstruct gesture? How to decipher and sing neumes? These are just a few of dozens of questions coming to mind that this text attempts to examine.

Keywords

EN

theatre studies; liturgy; Polish theatre; Wegajty

• Publisher: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Sztuki PAN
• Journal: Pamiętnik Teatralny
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 62
• Issue: 2(246)
• Pages: 117-133

Contributors

author

Kornaś Tadeusz

• Uniwersytet Jagielloński

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