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Authors

Sheng Ding

Abstract

Although the controversy over the translation of postdramatic theatre and the debate on whether juchang (剧场) can replace xiju (戏剧) in Chinese were sparked by Hans-Thies Lehmann, the idea can be traced back to Peter Szondi. Szondi proposed the concept of a historical category of drama for the study of modern drama— an ideal dramatic paradigm that does not correspond to Renaissance or Classicist dramas. Lehmann expanded on Szondi's concept by dividing drama into three stages: predrama, drama, and postdrama. However, this model does not align with the actual historical development of theatre. Some scholars have adopted Szondi's concept of drama and Lehmann's three-stage model, coining new terms such as pre-xiju and post-xiju, and replacing xiju with juchang or xiju juchang. This has led to conceptual confusion in the Chinese context.

Keywords

Hans-Thies Lehmann, Peter Szondi, postdramatic theatre

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