PSi Lexicon

Lexicon

spaceography

spacegraphy Χωρογραφία Χωρογραφία, with ω, omega (χώρος meaning space) – instead of χορογραφία with an “O” which means choreography. The word is used in geography as the general description of a country. Iannis Peponis used the term in an architectural context. H.T. Lehman placed the word chora-graphy in his book Postdramatic Theatre. Prior to Lehman, […]

spectating (the act of)

spectating (the act of) gewaarworden One could define a spectator as an observer of an event or a person viewing something. An observer is a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses. This awareness is something that should be emphasized in the definition of the spectator of a theatrical performance. Awareness […]

spectator

spectator  toeschouwer    toeschouwer [‘tusxαuwər] (noun); spectator   In his article The Emancipated Spectator, philosopher Jacques Rancière claims: “there is no theatre without spectators, be it only a single and hidden one” (271). In Dramaturgy of the Spectator, theatre scholar and professor Marco De Marinis states that a performance text only achieves its fullness through specific actions/operations […]

speech

speech To discuss the term ‘Λόγος’ (Logos) I make use of the sophists’ use of the term ‘logos’ which can be translated as ‘discourse’. Considering that discourse can be both verbal and written alongside the fact that ‘logos’ relates to the speech itself, I feel like I can discuss ‘logos’ as ‘spoken discourse’. Etymologically, the […]