Triple Personality: Creating, Performing and Appreciating Physical Theatre

Abstract

This article represents a closer examination of the triadic perspective of creating, performing and appreciating a performative event. This type of analysis is directly linked to choreological studies, a domain which is not yet part of the Romanian academic field, but, in essence, it does exist through other forms of theatrical studies and practices. I localize every scholarly aspect in current performative practices, more precisely, in that of physical and dance theatre. Through this article I would like to bring more attention to the way these forms of performing arts are created, performed and spectated by individuals who are able to deal with all three processes. Therefore, this analysis will have a more personal mark, thanks to the interviews integrated, with two internationally known artists in physical theatre: Hannes Langolf and Rob Hayden. It is a closer unveiling of how processes of transaction function within a piece of work. It is a way of constant questioning every participant in an artistic event should confront him/herself with.