Dramaturģijas komunikatīvie aspekti jaunākajās izrādēs bērnu auditorijai Latvijas un Baltijas teātru festivālos

Abstract

The question of the meaning of text and acting is becoming increasingly important in modern theatre practice when the expressive possibilities of stage works seem to have no limits. The processes show that the number of performances staging the texts of previously written pieces is decreasing, instead co-creation, improvisation, or performance is becoming the organising principle of the stage. The principles of a playwright’s work change, and the emphasis on the functions of the drama changes. One of the points of reference is the viewer and the interaction between the stage and the audience. The article uses a method developed by a group of Norwegian researchers to characterise different levels of interaction. Performances for young audiences were analysed, where the communication element is of particular importance, since the perceptions and cultural experiences of adult professionals and child audiences differ significantly. The typology of openness – the proximity of dramaturgy allows to describe the specifics of the actors’/performers’ activities and the level of audience participation. From a semiotic point of view, the accent shifts from the sender to the receiver, from the professional adult to the childlike viewer. From a performative point of view, open dramaturgy emphasises communication with the audience and the temporal dimension of the event, bringing the performance closer to the concept of a cultural event.