Carnavalul măștilor în teatrul lui Vlad Mugur

Abstract

In the 1990s, Vlad Mugur's productions – along with Andrei Șerban’s "Greek Trilogy" (National Theatre Bucharest, 1990) or "Richard III" (Odeon Theatre, 1993), directed by Mihai Măniuţiu – were proposing a theatrical language where the presence of the mask is used consistently as a sign and as a means of expression which emphasizes the possibilities of theatre to raise a major issue, that of identity. A culture proves its maturity when it is able to bring up sensitive issues of the past and to approach them from a well-balanced perspective, thus increasing access to unbiased knowledge; the identity of a nation, of social groups and categories, of the individual, this is a subject that has stirred passions and controversies more than theoretical debates, starting with Romanian modernity.

Keywords

• The Liar
• The Servant of Two Masters
• The Cherry Orchard