On Theatre During Romania’s ‘Golden Age’: Diorama Theatre. Discourse on Theatrical Criticism During Communism. The Deceitful Spring 1965-1977. By Miruna Runcan
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37130/nter4s45Keywords:
theatre criticism, Romanian and international performances, drama studiesAbstract
This work is the second volume of a comprehensive ‘trilogy’ aimed at accounting for the theatrical discourse during the communist period. Covering more than a decade, a so-called ‘deceitful spring’ (1965-1977), comes after ‘the fluctuating thaw’ (1956-1964) tackled by volume one and is followed by ‘the blizzard’ (1978-1989) which ends just before the fall of the totalitarian regime in our country. The author’s endeavour is unprecedented, and the comprehensive research conducted on almost five hundred pages ranges from the education in the field to the party’s contribution and the magazines’, not to mention the theatres’ or the openness to the West. A sociological dimension is also envisaged, along with a rhetorical analysis that stirs interest in specialists, reviewers, theatregoers and others related to the world of theatrical performance to enlarge their horizons.
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