Theatre studies explained

Theatre studies (sometimes referred to as theatrology or dramatics) is the study of theatrical performance in relation to its literary, physical, psychological, sociological, and historical contexts. It is an interdisciplinary field which also encompasses the study of theatrical aesthetics and semiotics.^[1] A late-20th-century development in the area has been the ethnographic theory of theatre, pioneered by the Russian scholar Larisa Ivleva who studied the influence of folk culture on the development of Russian theatre.^{[2] [3]}

List of theatrologists

Because of the interdisciplinary nature of the field, those who have been described as theatrologists can vary widely in terms of the primary focus of their activities.

• Emil František Burianwriter, singer, actor, musician, composer, playwright and director^[4]
• Jovan Ćirilovphilosopher, dramaturge, and writer
• François Delsarteteacher of acting and singing^[5]
• Joseph Gregortheatre historian and opera librettist
• John Heilperntheatre critic and essayist^[6]
• Antoine Vitezactor, director, and poet^[7]

See also

• Dramatic theory
• Literary theory
• Theatre criticism
• Theatre practitioner
• Theatre semiotics

External links

Library research guides

Notes and References

1. Helbo, André (1987). Theory of Performing Arts. John Benjamins Publishing Company, pp. 38-39.
2. Galieva, Saule (1996). Bulletin of the International Council for Traditional Music, Issues 88-93, p. 33
3. Hill, John W. (2005). "Comedian of the Seventeenth Century: Ostrovskii's Dialogue with Russian Theatre History" in Text & Presentation, 2004, Stratos E. Constantinidis (ed.). McFarland, pp. 58-59.
4. https://books.google.com/books?id=FgUcAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Theatrologist%22 Jazz Forum
5. Horton, Andrew (1993). Inside Soviet Film Satire: Laughter with a lash. Cambridge University Press, p. 67.
6. https://books.google.com/books?id=8MxZAAAAIAAJ&q=%22Theatrologist%22 Polish art studies, Volume 3
7. Whitton, David (1995). Molière, Don Juan. Cambridge University Press, p. 170.