Martyr plot and the national founding myth: staging Croatian national identity through amateur performances of a medieval genre

IF 0.3 3区 艺术学 0 THEATER
Marija Krnić
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A windy day in May in a small village Velo Grabje on top of the hill of the island of Hvar. A small, centuries old, chapel and a dry, dusty island’s landscape is the only mise en scene for the performance of the medieval saint play which is just about to take place in front of around 40 visitors. As the wind carries their entrance song and waves their costumes, long black and white black tunics, a group of well-coordinated men of all ages, deliver a well know story of the life and suffering of Saint Lawrence. They deftly pronounce the verses from the sixteenth century, largely incomprehensive to the contemporary ear. Yet the costumes which in a plain and accessible way distinguish the good from the evil personae (the Christians in white tunics, the pagans in black ones, obviously); the overemphasised gestures of these characters; along with the stage directions read aloud; render the plot easy to follow. The fact that for many visitors (me included), this is not the first time they witness the performance, but one in many stagings which they will have seen, only makes the apprehension of the plot easier. This is their play!

烈士情节和国家建立神话:通过中世纪流派的业余表演来展现克罗地亚的民族身份
五月的一个刮风的日子,在赫瓦尔岛山顶上的一个名叫Velo Grabje的小村庄。一座有几个世纪历史的小教堂和一个干燥、尘土飞扬的岛屿景观是中世纪圣徒戏剧演出的唯一场景,这场演出即将在大约40名游客面前进行。当风吹着他们的入场歌,挥舞着他们的服装,黑色和白色的长束腰外衣,一群各年龄段的人协调一致,讲述着圣劳伦斯的生活和苦难的故事。他们熟练地读出了16世纪的诗句,对当代人来说,这些诗基本上是不理解的。然而,服装却能以一种简单易懂的方式将善恶人物区分开来(显然,基督教徒穿白色束腰外衣,异教徒穿黑色束腰外衣);这些角色过分强调的手势;随着舞台指示的大声朗读;使情节易于理解。事实上,对于许多观众(包括我在内)来说,这不是他们第一次看到这种表演,而是他们将在许多舞台上看到的一次,这只会使他们更容易理解情节。这是他们的把戏!
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