| Let us consider that the history of the developpment od dramatic theatre began in the society of Ancient Greece. The original Art form emerged then, and remains essentially unchanged today. However, in order to understand the issue at hand, it is necessary to turn to the very roots and cultural traditions of this still primitive and communal construct. At some point, the rational human first felt - the need to emotionally ezpress and embody the problems of his everyday, commonplace life in physical action. The original cindition giving rise to this was the emergence of free time, not taken up by obtaining food. At that time the need to emotionally express and experience lifes problems was not made explicit. Dramatic performance was of a ritualistic nature, adresses to teh forces of nature or otherworldly spirits, and presupposed the participation of almost every memeber of the community. The understanding came much later that influence and cooperation were possible not exclusively or to such an extent with otherworldly forces, but also, primarily, with the consciosness and emotional feelings of the fellow tribesmen. This was the beginning of the transition from ritualistic prformance, not directed at oneself, to theatrical performance, directed towards the self and others like oneself. Thus appeared the STAGE. |
