THE GENESIS OF THE TERMS “PHYSICAL THEATRE” AND “PLASTICHESKIY THEATRE”

Abstract

Each era of theatre history has its own characteristics and is distinguished by its main trends, work of prominent stage figures, key terms and concepts. Modern theatre art has radically changed as a result of global changes in the economy, politics and culture. Some topical distinctive properties date back to the turn of the XIX-XX centuries, when the attitude towards drama text, artistic solution and form of the performance, space of the stage changed.Currently, with each year, more new forms are added to Kazakhstani theatre space. New performing arts centers and groups, positioning themselves as, for example, a physical theatre, a plasticheskiy theatre or a dance theatre, are created. Therefore, it has become relevant to study the phenomenon of productions, wherein movement is the main means of expression.The terms "physical theatre" and "plasticheskiy theatre" have become wide spread in the performing arts of Kazakhstan. They have firmly entered modern theatrical vocabulary causing some disputes and discussions at the same time. The purpose of this article is to define the terms "physical theatre" and "plasticheskiy theatre" and establish their connection.The article systematizes information related to the appearance of the terms under consideration. Materials by contemporary foreign theatre researchers, works of leading practitioners and theorists of the XX century stage are used. An attempt to identify the genesis and specifics of the development of "physical" and "plasticheskiy" theatres, as well as determine the content of the concepts "physical theatre" and "plasticheskiy theatre”, which are becoming increasingly widespread in the modern theatre of Kazakhstan, is made. These results can be used by theatre practitioners in the creative process and by teachers and students of performing arts departments of creative universities in the educational cycle.