Особенности звукового пространства ритуальных действ театрального перформанса Р. Шехнера «Дионис-69»

Abstract

The article dwells upon the issue of the specificity of sound space in Richard Schechner’s theater. Upon examination of the history of formation of performativity as the most important component of the nature of contemporary culture, the factors which have stipulated its transformation in interaction with the relevant forms of theater are highlighted. The peculiarities of the development of performative practices in the history of theater, the chronotope of theatrical communication are studied based on the research works of Daria Demekhina, Hans Thiess Lehmann, Dmitri Trubockin, Erika Fischer-Lichte, Richard Schechner and others. During the process of research of the sound component in Schnechner’s productions, special attention is given to the ritualistic elements, which create the compositionally-dramaturgical framework of the theatrical performance. In her conclusions the author notes that the reconstruction of the Ancient Greek myth in the context of the space of Schechner’s theater has created unique conditions for the interaction between the visual and the sound components of the performance, which disclosed new possibilities for theater as one of the forms of communication capable of uniting society. Research of the sound space of the performance makes it possible to determine the conditions of formation of a special chronotope of performative practices as a significant component of the nature of contemporary art. Keywords: “Dionysos-69,” the works of Richard Schechner, the sound space of ritual actions, the history of performance.