2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Rethinking the "Ueber-marionette": The Intersection between theater reform, dance revolution and the renaissance of puppetry

Research Project

Project/Area Number	23520164
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Research Field	Study of the arts/History of the arts/Arts in general
Research Institution	Nagoya University
Principal Investigator	YAMAGUCHI Yoko 名古屋大学, 国際言語文化研究科, 准教授 (00273201)
Project Period (FY)	2011 – 2013
Keywords	エドワード・ゴードン・クレイグ / 演劇改革 / モダンダンス / 人形劇 / モダニズム / 身体文化 / 身体史 / 超人形
Research Abstract	The purpose of this research is to interpret Edward Gordon Craig's concept of "Ueber-Marionette" as the intersection of theater reform, dance revolution and the renaissance of puppetry, considered from the perspective of the history of the body. It analyzed the especially close connections between this concept and body culture, dance, and puppetry in German speaking countries at the beginning of the 20th century. The results were published as an article in the academic journal "Deutschstudien". In relation to another research topic, one more article about the puppet-like body in the works of Walter Benjamin was included in a collection of essays published in Germany. The valuable materials collected during this research, including Craig's unpublished manuscripts, will form the foundation for future work.