| Abstract |
This book describes, examines and explains the emergence and consolidation of the profession of the director and the art of stage direction in Greek theatre from the beginning of the 19th century up to the Second World War. Therefore, it is based on an account of diverse and exhaustive evidence (newspapers, journals, magazines and editions of the period, records from various archives, memoirs, Greek and international bibliography e.t.c), in order to achieve a scientific reconstruction of this new field of theatre historiography. The historian examined the advent of theatre direction as a multi-cultural phenomenon, regarding it in connection with the evolution of the modern Greek society, as well as the developments of European theatre-direction in the first quarter of the 20th century. One main conclusion of the research is that the Greek theatre-director emerged during the historical conjucture of the First World War; and he consolidated his authority during the Interwar years as a by-product of an overall effort for modernization of theatre life, due to new demands in all sorts of mass entertainment. Nevertheless, both the fact that the figure of director was faced with difficulties and strong reactions from actors and dramatists of the country, as well as the fact that he was a necessary evil who served the targets of modernization, had serious implications on the shaping of his character. One major consequence was the reduction of Greek theatre direction to decorativeness, i.e. to a basically ornamental stage art, without its modern, functional implements. Finally, similar implications took place in its artistic and ideological content, in connection both with domestic cultural traditions, rooted in the 19th century, as well as with the deep crisis and transformation of the art of the theatre in the Interwar years.
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H ανάδυση και η εδραίωση της τέχνης του σκηνοθέτη στο νεοελληνικό θέατρο
