Colorful Emotions on Stage «Gray Theater»

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to consider the peculiarities of a realistic and metaphorical filming in a scenic environment which is built on cinematic principles. The article deals with the scenery of the Kyiv Gray Theater of Sensual Psychoanalysis, which is based on the transfer of complex emotional and psychological components of human actions. The attention of the audience is presented anesthetized sensually-saturated performances, which introduce the principles of film installation on the theater scene. The research methods combine observational and analytical reviews of the principles of the formation of a scenography environment, providing a study of the scenography metaphor against the background of illustrative material. Also, a comparative method has been used, which is conditioned by the need for a comprehensive analysis of scenography techniques and directorial decisions. The scientific novelty consists in the study of the plays that have not yet become the subject of prehistoric art studies. The relatively new theater, founded in 2013, does not have many reviews, comments and professional art critics’ recommendations and theater critics. His productions are in sharp contrasts with traditional ideas about the filming of theatrical scenes, while they show a peculiar, author's vision and directorial, and scenography decision. The composition of the stage environment is similar to the movie frames and the corresponding transitions between the staging highlight the productions of Gray theater among others. Conclusions. The Kyiv Gray Theater of Sensual Psychoanalysis is one of the most interesting phenomena in the contemporary theatrical life of Kyiv, because its productions reveal dramatic problems from the unexpected psycho-psychological side with the help of the principles of cinema installation. The author's interpretation of well-known films and even elements of computer game on the stage demonstrates the ability to comprehensively comprehend contemporary media art and adapt it to the theatrical viewer.

Keywords

• спектакль
• театр
• психологічна постановка
• драма
• емоційне сприйняття
• сценографія