Theatre as a Platform for Ecological Critique: A Focus on Gặp nhau cuối năm
| Autor: | Paola Spinozzi, Thunc Anh Cao Xuan |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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SH5_11
intrattenimento Environmental crisis Ecocriticism theatre Gặp nhau cuối năm entertainment commitment public awareness Language and Literature volontà di agire SH3_1 commitment Socio-culturale Ambientale Environmental crisis SH5_2 SH6_10 teatro SH6_11 SH5_10 Crisi ambientale entertainment theatre consapevolezza pubblica Ecocriticism Crisi ambientale teatro Gặp nhau cuối năm intrattenimento impegno consapevolezza pubblica volontà di agire impegno public awareness Gặp nhau cuối năm |
| Zdroj: | Le Simplegadi, Iss 21, Pp 41-54 (2021) |
| Popis: | This article on ecotheatre with a focus on Vietnam pursues two goals. Firstly, it discusses how theatre can address ecological concerns, utilising ancient cultural sources. Secondly, it focuses on how these concerns are dramatised in the satirical comedy Gặp nhau cuối năm (Year-End Gathering), first broadcast on Vietnamese television in 2003. The main theoretical question is how and whether theatre, and specifically television theatre, can raise awareness of the climate crisis and generate a cultural shift. While addressing the crisis, theatre does not necessarily aim at breaking conventions. It can play with rhetorical strategies to convey the complexity of the interactions between humans and nature. It can stimulate internalist factors and intrinsic motivations leading to individual or collective social and political action. Gặp nhau cuối năm is a rewriting of the legend of the three Kitchen Gods who supervise every household and present their report to the Jade Emperor, the ruler of the world. Using satire and parody to convey praise and critique, the play stimulates reflection on the social and environmental crisis and occasional indifference of the Gods. Considering the impact that the TV has on public opinion in Vietnam and the popularity reached by Gặp nhau cuối năm, it becomes clear that theatre encapsulating entertainment and critique can respond to environmental concerns, stimulate ecological thought and generate change |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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