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Documentary Passions in World Theaters

publication · 2026-04-24

Political theater increasingly shifts toward documentary forms. Contemporary artistic generations, skeptical of traditional politics, stage global realities not through pre-written dramatic fictions but through on-stage devices built from investigations. The article in artpress (no. 435, July-August 2016, pp. 58-64) examines this trend.

Key facts

  • Political theater is moving toward documentary theater.
  • New artistic generations reject traditional politics.
  • They present the state of the world using investigative devices on stage.
  • The article appears in artpress issue 435, July-August 2016.
  • The article spans pages 58-64.

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  • artpress

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