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Music as the Protagonist
Bjørknes, Bård ; JIŘIČKA, Lukáš (vedoucí práce) ; PROCHÁZKA, Tomáš (oponent)
This master thesis is a research on the Music Theatre genre. My intention is to
examine how the use of music and sound as main components can open for new
structures and methods in a theatre process and performance. The genre is in a
situation of constant exploring which is resulting in artists finding new methods for
their artistic work.
I am starting the thesis with a smaller research on hearing and the function of the
ears in a theatre context. In this part I am aiming for a basic knowledge on how we
are using our ears while attending theatre. I continue by writing about the genre,
music theatre, from a historical point of view. Starting with the music theatre in the
ancient Greece until the music theatre of our time, I am focusing on different forms,
artists and happenings that have been of importance for the music theatre and its
development. Further I write about the term music theatre and its many definitions,
before ending the chapter with introducing the directors/composers Nikolaj
Cederholm and Heiner Goebbels. I am analysing two different music theatre
performances, one by Cederholm called Teaterkoncert Beethoven and one by
Goebbels called Stifters Dinge, to get a deeper understanding of their methods and
visions regarding music theatre. I am looking at differences and similarities in the two
performances.
The next part of my thesis is about my own experience of making music theatre. I am
sharing my thoughts and reflections around the two processes and performances I
have directed in my final year of studying. The last part is a discussion and reflection
around the research I have done, and experiences I have had regarding music and
sound in theatre and how it can open for new structures and methods in a theatre
context.
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