New maps of fragmentation
Dramaturgical Exchanges between the Royal Court Theatre and the Deutsches Theater
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https://doi.org/10.15167/1824-7482/pbfrm2026.1.2784Keywords:
contemporary dramaturgy, Royal Court Theatre, Deutsches Theater, cultural exchange, New European Drama, British theatre, German theatreAbstract
The essay examines the theatrical exchange between London’s Royal Court Theatre and Berlin’s Deutsches Theater in the 1990s, showing how the dialogue between the two traditions fostered the emergence of the New European Drama. This new paradigm—rooted in fragmentation, individuality, and a renewed engagement with reality—reshaped the role of European theatre in constructing plural and post-national identities.
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