It is not surprising that the disturbing figure of Caligula, the mad, tormented emperor, associated with extravagances and excesses of every sort, has attracted the attention of the most significant contemporary theatre artists. The greatest theatre leaders of our time have engaged with this controversial figure, from the sublime interpretation of Carmelo Bene, an “excessive” actor and director par excellence, to the staging by the Lithuanian director Eimuntas Nekrosius, whose performance will be the object of analysis of the present essay.
L’inquietante figura di Caligola, imperatore folle e tormentato, resosi protagonista di stravaganze ed eccessi di ogni genere, ha attratto l’attenzione di significativi rappresentanti del teatro contemporaneo: dall’interpretazione di Carmelo Bene, attore e regista “eccessivo” per eccellenza, alla recente messinscena romana del regista lituano Eimuntas Nekrosius. La regia di quest’ultimo è oggetto d’analisi di questo articolo.
Caligula, Camus and the Tyrant's Mirror. Nekrosius and the Fascination for the Impossible
VIANELLO, Daniele
2011-01-01
Abstract
It is not surprising that the disturbing figure of Caligula, the mad, tormented emperor, associated with extravagances and excesses of every sort, has attracted the attention of the most significant contemporary theatre artists. The greatest theatre leaders of our time have engaged with this controversial figure, from the sublime interpretation of Carmelo Bene, an “excessive” actor and director par excellence, to the staging by the Lithuanian director Eimuntas Nekrosius, whose performance will be the object of analysis of the present essay.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
