페터 바이스 초기 연극 『보험』의 매체 연출과 감각성에 관하여

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the directing techniques of the German playwright Peter Weiss. Weiss' documentary theater theory is well known in the field of Korean theater, but there have been few theoretical discussions on his plays. Therefore, this study aims to reveal the overall aesthetic theory of Weiss plays. Weiss was influenced by the historical avant-garde of the early 20th century. He created his own stage production theory by working in multiple media across paintings, prose, films, and plays. He also performed a total play that stimulates not only sight and hearing but also smell by combining his film aesthetics. In particular, the early work Insurance was a sensuous media play influenced by surrealist films, which laid the foundation for the aesthetics of Weiss directing. Therefore, this paper analyzes the stage production method using film techniques, focusing on Weiss' early play Insurance. First, this paper explores the unique principles and methods of stage reproduction of Weiss, and next, examines the function of media production in relation to sensory expression. The finding of the research suggests a new possibility of how the problems of sense and politics, which have been explained only aesthetically in the play, can actually cause an effect between the actor and the audience. This study demonstrates how senses function politically in Insurance by taking philosophical and neuroscience views beyond aesthetics. The main purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between the media production method of Insurance and the sense, revealing another way of resistance from the protest performance of documentary plays in Weiss's political drama.