Writing on the Walls: Reimagining Eugène Ionesco’s Rhinoceros

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dc.contributor.advisorBrubaker, Christine
dc.contributor.advisorCampbell, Valerie
dc.contributor.authorAnastasakis, Constantine Xionis
dc.contributor.committeememberFinn, Patrick
dc.contributor.committeememberBennett, Susan
dc.contributor.committeememberMartini, Clem
dc.contributor.committeememberCampbell, Valerie
dc.contributor.committeememberBrubaker, Christine
dc.date2019-11
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-08T16:06:50Z
dc.date.available2019-05-08T16:06:50Z
dc.date.issued2019-05-16
dc.description.abstractThis artist’s statement is a critical reflection on the creative process that culminated in the staging of Eugene Ionesco’s play Rhinoceros at the University of Calgary’s Reeve Theatre from November 30th to December 8th, 2019. The first chapter introduces my initial ideas and approaches to the production at the beginnings of my research, and how these ideas evolved based on my experience(s) in Greece. The second chapter contextualizes the play within my research, including Eugène Ionesco’s body of work, the contemporary social, political, and cultural framework that informed the reconceptualization, specifically Greece’s debt crisis and the resultant unrest evident in Athens’ graffiti and protest-turned-riots. The third chapter focuses on revisions, additions, and reinterpretations of the text that manifested in the production. The fourth chapter outlines the collaborative process with designers, actors, and academics moving from rehearsal to performance. The final chapter reflects on the successes, failures, lessons, and thoughts following the performance run with regard to my intended outcome for the play. In adherence to departmental guidelines the names of all undergraduate student artists involved in the creative process have been omitted from the document and are instead referred to by their title within the production, i.e., lighting designer, stage manager, etc.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAnastasakis, C. X. (2019). Writing on the Walls: Reimagining Eugène Ionesco’s Rhinoceros (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/36502
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/110326
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArtsen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.en_US
dc.subjectEugène Ionescoen_US
dc.subjectRhinocerosen_US
dc.subjectAuteur Directingen_US
dc.subjectGreek Austerity Riotsen_US
dc.subject.classificationFine Artsen_US
dc.subject.classificationTheateren_US
dc.titleWriting on the Walls: Reimagining Eugène Ionesco’s Rhinocerosen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineDramaen_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgaryen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Fine Arts (MFA)en_US
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