Force of Nature (review)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11645916 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sarah J Rudolph (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 129-131 |
| Publication date | 2000-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theatre Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0192-2882 • E-ISSN: 1086-332X |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/tj.2000.0029 |
| OpenAlex | W2057474938 |
| Language | EN |
Tensions between head and heart, between nature's rhythms and human attempts to orchestrate them, and between the written word and live performance may never lose their appeal for artists. Based on Goethe's Elective Affinities (1809), Steven Dietz's Force of Nature engages all three tensions. In its premiere at the Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, the effort seemed to lose sight of the most compelling dynamics of Goethe: a study of destructive passion and a testament to nature's power to overwhelm human design. However, director Joseph Hanreddy subtly sidestepped not only the script's liabilities, but also the potential pitfalls of his own production concept
Aesthetics · Appeal · Art · Art history · Literature · Passion · Political science · Power (physics · Sight · Law · Philosophy · Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |