Postmodern theater
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'''Postmodern theatre''' is a recent phenomenon in world [[theatre]], coming as it does out of the [[postmodernism|postmodern]] [[philosophy]] that originated in [[Europe]] in the 1960s. Typically, a postmodern theatrical work would contain some or all of the following characteristics:
# ''A diverse [[pastiche]] of different textualities and [[Media (arts)|media]] forms'' are used, including the simultaneous use of multiple [[art]] or media forms, and there is the 'theft' of a heterogeneous group of artistic forms
# ''Narrative need not be complete but can be broken, [[paradox]]ical and imagistic''. There is a movement away from linearity to multiplicity (to inter-related 'webs' of storying), where acts and scenes give way to a series of peripatetic dramatic moments.
# ''Existing ways of seeing the world are subverted and questioned'', including conventional methods of portraying [[moral character|character]] and human experience
# ''Each new performance of a theatrical pieces is a new [[Gestalt]]'', a unique spectacle, with no intent on methodically repeating a play.
# ''The [[audience]] is integral to the shared meaning making of the performance process'' and are included in the dialogue of the play
# ''The rehearsal process in a theatrical production is driven more by shared meaning-making'' and [[improvisation]], rather than the scripted text
# ''The play steps back from reality to create its own self conscious atmosphere
Postmodern theatre works tend to be challenging for an audience who are used to the time-honoured conventions of theatre and have expectations. The breaking of these expectations and the finding of new boundaries and sensibilities is the very point of this theatrical movement.
==See also==
* [[Postmodernism]]
* [[Postmodernity]]
* [[Poststructuralism]]
* [[:Category:Postmodern drama, theatre and performance|Postmodern plays on Wikipedia]]
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==External links==
* [[Forced Entertainment]] http://www.forcedentertainment.com
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