| Summary: | 碩士 === 中國文化大學 === 戲劇學系 === 100 === After World War II, the Neo-Avant-garde had been commenced around Europe and the United States. The theatre in Taiwan, following the footsteps of the tide of the United States, was affected deeply. Among the important members of that Neo-Avant-garde, the influence of ‘Performance Theory’, proposed by Richard Schechner (borned in 1934), should not be underestimated. In particular, his theory of ‘Environmental Theater’, which had established Schechner’s historical position, has become an essential course in every drama institute in Taiwan. However, there is little people notice the unbalance between Schechner’s Theory and other side information while endeavoring to tread behind it. In other words, under the various thoughts from all over the world, should there be some other views to maintain the equilibrium? Furthermore, is this phenomenon good for the development of the discipline?
The aim of the dissertation is to examine Schechner’s social science which begin with the concept of ‘Rejecting Aesthetics’, and combine ‘Social Sciences’ with many subjects. In order to reach the goal, this paper will be divided into three parts. First, the effort will be put in finding out the significance of the theatre and its spirit from the concept of the aesthetic boundary in traditional civil aesthetics. Second, examining the historical position of the ‘Neo-Avant-garde’ from the aspect which Peter Bürger(borned in 1929) evaluated the historical value of this movement will be discussed. Finally, the third part will discuss that Schechner challenged the aesthetic boundary replacing aesthetics with the Social Sciences integrated with many subjects.
As showing the intention to overthrow the ‘Logos’ tradition in Europe, emphasizing the participation of audience in order to combine art and life, and establishing the idea of ‘Spectator Art (Zuschaukunst, Bertolt Brecht)’ from ‘Spectator Consciousness’, Schechner had obviously rejected the achievement of rationalism in the theatre.
Keywords: traditional civil aesthetics, aesthetic boundary, spectator art, Neo-Avant-garde, rejecting aesthetics, Social Sciences,
Environmental Theater
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