DIPLOMA THESIS at the Zurich University of the Arts

"SURTITLES: A DISTINCT AESTHETIC ELEMENT IN THEATER?‟

DIPLOMA THESIS, 2006 at the Zurich University of the Arts
Departement of Arts in Media & Art / Specialization in Theory (STH)
Currently: Department of Media & Arts Theory (VTH)

SURTITLES:
A DISTINCT AESTHETIC ELEMENT IN THEATER?

For several years, the term “post-dramatic theater” has been making the rounds. New aesthetic forms have transformed the stage into a space that requires different forms of mediation. At the same time, the conditions of theater productions have changed generating new jobs in the international theater scene. In her diploma thesis, Dora Kapusta analyzes the role of surtitles in theater and examines the various possibilities of staging them as a distinct theatrical element. As a professional translator she sets about dissecting the history of language transmission in theater, film and opera. By analyzing some exemplary theater productions from the last years, supplemented with interviews with directors such as Jérôme Deschamps, Matthias Hartmann or Niklaus Helbling, dramaturges and other translators, she presents a detailed and wide-ranging view into the current use of surtitles in theater and the possibilities of staging them in a dramaturgical or aesthetic way. At the same time, the «subtitler» has taken on a pivotal role in today's multilingual theater world as she/he mediates between director, dramaturge and set designer.

Dr. Gabriela Christen, Counselor

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