About the Semiotics of Passions in the modern Theater Space: Questions for Reflection

Abstract

In the 2020s we witnessed the emergence of new cultural forms in a number of areas of public life and leisure, including in the theater space. During the planetary pandemic the impossibility of being physically present at the performance became the catalyst for many original online projects. From the point of view of the semiotics of culture of Yuri Lotman, new theater forms (telephone conversations with artists, rehearsals and premieres from home) evolved according to the laws of the semiosphere, moving from the periphery to the center. At the same time, in accordance with the classification of semiotic passions proposed by the Paris Semiotic School, these cultural forms became an expression of the emotional sensation of the audience, their nostalgia and expectations. Forms of digital leisure and hybrid reality is one of the new areas of analysis of modern semiotics of culture, where special attention should be paid to changes in the emotional perception of the theatrical context.