"Contemporary Dramaturgy: In-yer-face Theatre and the Case of Sarah Kane" Workshop

• Organized by: CHS Greece
• Academic Coordination: Christina Chatzivasileiou (Stage Director, Assistant Professor of Acting and Stage Direction at the School of Drama, Faculty of Fine Arts, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Associate and Member of the CHS Greece Interdisciplinary Advisory Committee in Theater Studies)
• Language: Greek

Synopsis

In this workshop, the academic coordinator and the participants will delve into the world of contemporary dramaturgy and explore how the major political and social events of the 1990s left a profound impact on the writing career of a generation. Rooted in the unresolved cycle of violence present in ancient tragedy, as well as influenced by Artaud's Theatre of Cruelty, Barker's Theatre of Catastrophe, and the literary beat generation, the in-yer-face theatre emerged in the 1990s. It presented itself as bold, provocative, and unsympathetic, offering a raw and shocking portrayal of the radical socio-political changes that reshaped our understanding of the world. Learn more about the workshop on Contemporary Dramaturgy: In-yer-face Theatre.