This issue raises many questions and draws a complex image of dramatic writing of the last twenty years.
The first issue of the magazine Amfiteater for 2022 brings an extensive thematic block Contemporary drama after l. 2000. The thematic part is rounded off by two discussions, each of which complements this topic in its own way. Matic Kocijančič analyzes the performances of Sophocles' Antigone on Slovenian professional stages, while Luka Benedičič reopens the topic of the ethical and political power of theater by trying to connect Brecht's concept of Gestus with ritual and taboo.
The issue concludes with reviews of current monographs in the field. This time we present Theater of Rebellion Aldo Milohnić, collection Adapting Greek Tragedy: Contemporary Contexts for Ancient Texts, edited by Vayos Liapis and Avra Sidiropoulou, and Equinox by Marjan Kozina Borut Smrekar.
In the drama of the twenty-first century, radical changes are taking place in Slovenia, as well as elsewhere in Europe and the Western world. The relationship between the dramatic text and the stage is constantly strained and oscillates between the text and the theatrical event. There are several approaches or views on the dramatic text, which intertwine with each other, exchange and produce new challenges for both dramatic writing and its staging.
The magazine will be presented by:
Gašper Troha, PhD, editor-in-chief,
dr. Zala Dobovšek and Matic Kocijančič, PhD, author of two discussions in this issue.
Welcome!
Amfiteater magazine is published jointly by the Slovenian Theater Institute (SLOGI) and the Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television of the University of Ljubljana (UL AGRFT).
The journal is included in MLA International Bibliography (Directory of Periodicals), Scopus and DOAJ. The publication was financially supported by the Research Agency of the Republic of Slovenia and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia.
