Cultural appropriation and theatre. Rethinking aesthetics, starting with the case of Robert Lepage’s Kanata

Observing the phenomenon of cultural appropriation in a case of theatre: Kanata the controversial spectacle by the Québecois Robert Lepage raises issues of aesthetics. The specific cultural, political and social context, together with the singularity of theatre as an art form, makes this a unique ca...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Daniela Sacco
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Spanish
Italian
Published: Milano University Press 2020
Subjects:
cultural appropriation
aesthetics
theatre
First Nations
Robert Lepage and Ariadne Mnouchkine
Quebec
Canada
Philosophy (General)
B1-5802
Ethics
BJ1-1725
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.13130/2039-9251/14922
https://doaj.org/article/d9d866a97a774ea8bec90a2e022c1092
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Summary:Observing the phenomenon of cultural appropriation in a case of theatre: Kanata the controversial spectacle by the Québecois Robert Lepage raises issues of aesthetics. The specific cultural, political and social context, together with the singularity of theatre as an art form, makes this a unique case study shedding light on that phenomenon and causing us to rethink some long-standing principles of aesthetics.

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