Theatre Semiotics in the 21st Century
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https://doi.org/10.47451/art2020-11-004Keywords:
theatre, art, acting communication, embodiment, physical, training, gesture, language, system, culture, expressivity, human dynamicsAbstract
The role of the actor has been in continuous change across time. Therefore, the teaching paradigm needs to be transformed to meet the 21st century needs and interests. Theatre is not only an aesthetic tool in contemporary society but also an instrument in transmitting social, political and cultural information. The body of the actor contains within itself a system of verbal and non-verbal communication mechanisms that one must master in order to create dialogue across the globe. The author concludes that in the contemporary world, countless systems of communication are integrated which are subject to interpretation. Spoken language can be interpreted differently by people from different cultural contexts; that is why, through the training proposed in the present research, the actor can communicate and interact freely, without fear of being misunderstood through body language.
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