From Ritual to Theater (original) (raw)

2023, From Ritual to Theater

Magic, religion, and art spring from an incomplete cycle; an intensified desire of which the active satisfaction is blocked and therefore it runs over into a presentation. The artist usually desires something impossible (e.g., absolute beauty, infinite love, etc.). Nevertheless, he (or she) goes ahead and fulfills his (or her) desire by creating an artistic miracle that makes the impossible possible and presents it to us in a very emotional, engaging, and convincing way. All great works of art contain their unique artistic miracle which makes our engagement with them an awesome experience. This experience is multifaceted: It is impressive, inspiring, and entertaining. It gives us extra psychological power, but above all, we admire the works of art that have something important to say about our life. One of the earliest magico-religious and artistic miracles in human history was the ritual of the death and resurrection of the Sacred Bull. This article is the first article of a series of articles that trace the development of this early ritualistic drama from prehistoric times to the time it was transformed into something entirely new, the theater.

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