Gordon Craig’s Self-Contradictions
The seeming contradictions in Edward Gordon Craig’s theatrical thought can be solved if they are approached as a pragmatic construct that takes the form of a concentric system that revolves around mystic contemplation, and each layer of which is a more or less remote surrogate of such contemplation...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
2014-05-01
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| Series: | Revista Brasileira de Estudos da Presença |
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| Online Access: | https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/presenca/article/view/45468 |
| Summary: | The seeming contradictions in Edward Gordon Craig’s theatrical thought can be solved if they are approached as a pragmatic construct that takes the form of a concentric system that revolves around mystic contemplation, and each layer of which is a more or less remote surrogate of such contemplation. By detailing each of these layers in its relation to the core of that concentric system, the paper eventually proposes an overall synthesis of the aesthetics of Craig’s experimentations.
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| ISSN: | 2237-2660 |