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The Theatre of Romeo Castellucci and Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio: From Icon to Iconoclasm, From Word to Image, From Symbol to Allegory

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan US
Year
2016
ISBN
978-1-137-56965-3, 978-1-137-56390-3
DOI
10.1057/978-1-137-56390-3
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (2994261 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
VIII, 235\239
Time added
2017-04-19 23:43:48

Description

This book focuses on Romeo Castellucci’s theatrical project, exploring the ethical and aesthetic framework determined by his reflection on the nature of the image. But why does a director whose fundamental artistic tool is the image deny this key conceptual notion?Rooted in his conscious distancing from iconoclasm in the 1980s, Castellucci frequently replaces this notion with the words ‘symbol’, ‘form’ and ‘idea’. As the first publication on the international market which presents Castellucci’s work from both historical and theoretical perspectives, this book systematically confronts the director’s discourse with other concepts related to his artistic project. Capturing the evolution of his theatre from icon to iconoclasm, word to image and symbol to allegory, the book explores experimental notions of staging alongside an ‘emotional wave’, which serves as an animating principle of Castellucci’s revolutionary theatre.

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