Images of Violence in Complicite

• Authors: Wiśniewski Tomasz

Title variants

PL

Obrazy przemocy w Complicite

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In British theatre of the last three decades, we observe a significant shift from the more verbal, playwright-focused model of theatre whose meanings are determined primarily by the literary concept of drama to the one which exercises more profoundly artistic autonomy of theatre. Complicite is one of the leading theatre companies that are responsible for this shift. In the performances of Complicite, the theme of violence has been explored frequently. The whole variety of theatre devices were employed in depicting images of violence. The article discusses plays such as Mnemonic, The Street of Crocodiles, Measure for Measure and The Master and Margarita, A Disappearing Number, Shun-kin and The Encounter and mentions others.

PL

W ciągu ostatnich trzech dekad można zaobserwować w brytyjskim teatrze odejście od modelu teatru opartego na słowie, którego znaczenia determinowane są przez literacką koncepcję dramatu na rzecz teatru, który korzysta w większym zakresie z autonomii artystycznej teatru. Complicite to jedna z tych grup teatralnych, które stoją za tymi zmianami. W przedstawienich Complicite, temat przemocy pojawia się regularnie i do jej zaprezentowania wykorzystywany jest cały wachlarz środków artystycznych. Artykuł omawia sztuki: Mnemonic, The Street of Crocodiles, Measure for Measure, The Master and Margarita, A Disappearing Number, Shun-kin, The Encounter i kilka innych.

Keywords

EN

Complicite; Simon McBurney; Mnemonic; The Encounter; violence; theatre studies; communication; semiotics

PL

Complicite; Simon McBurney; Mnemonic; The Encounter; przemoc; badania nad teatrem; komunikacja; semiotyka

• Publisher: Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Zawodowa w Płocku
• Journal: Społeczeństwo. Edukacja. Język
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 1(5)
• Pages: 53-60

Contributors

author

Wiśniewski Tomasz

• Uniwersytet Gdański

References

• Allain Paul, Jen Harive. 2006. The Routledge Companion to Theatre and Performance. London and New York: Routledge.
• Complicite. 2001. Mnemonic. London: Methuen.
• Complicite/Simon McBurney. 2008. A Disappearing Number. London: Oberon Books Ltd.
• Complicite/Simon McBurney. 2016. The Encounter. London: Nick Hern Books.
• Elam Keir. 2006. The Semiotics of Theatre and Drama. London and New York: Routledge.
• Limon Jerzy. 2010. The Chemistry of the Theatre: Performativity of Time. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
• McBurney Simon. 2015. Who You Hear It from. London: Complicite.
• Pavis Patrice. 2013. Contemporary Mise en Scène: Staging Theatre Today. Trans. Joel Anderson. London and New York: Routledge.
• Rebellato Dan. 1999. 1956 and All That. London and New York: Routledge.
• Pickering Kenneth. 2005. Key Concepts in Drama and Performance. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
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Identifiers

DOI

10.19251/sej/2017.5(4)