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7th International Conference on Engineering, Natural and Social Sciences, Konya, Turkey, 6 - 07 February 2026, vol.1, no.1, pp.95, (Summary Text)
The Postdramatic Function of Violence in Einar Schleef's Play Götz von Berlichingen
Res. Asst. Yağmur Sevim PARİM SAĞLAM
Performing Arts Department/Faculty of Fine Arts, Istanbul Yeni Yuzyil University, Turkey
Music and Performing Arts Department/ Faculty of Art and Design, Yildiz Technical University, Turkey
yagmur.saglam@yeniyuzyil.edu.tr
Abstract
Einar Schleef's play Götz von Berlichingen provides a powerful example for examining how the phenomenon of violence is experienced in post-dramatic theater. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's early text Sturm und Drang, through Schleef's direction and interpretation, transforms into a structure where dramatic narrative, character construction, and plot are systematically and consciously suspended. The phenomenon of violence is produced not through individual actions and scenes of conflict, but as a continuous pressure through chorus, sound intensity, repetition, and physical exposure. Schleef removes the individual subject from the center and turns the stage into an arena where collective subjects collide. The study examines how the staging of violence in post-dramatic theater functions as an ethical-political mechanism through the performance of Götz von Berlichingen.
Keywords: Postdramatic Theatre, Einar Schleef, Götz von Berlichingen