The theatre and the screen

Freud a teatro, an experience between digital technologies and collective participation

Abstract

In the 21st century, speaking of the educational role and collective dimension of theatre, does it make sense? What does theatre become if the body is mediated by a screen? Can we still call it theatre? We will have these questions like a guide to argue about the main features of online theatre review (2020-2021) designed for collective use. It was made up of five live events. Each one included a theatrical monologue inspired by one of the most famous clinical cases of Freud, followed by a dialogic session between the actress and director, the dramatist, a psychoanalyst and the spectators. The type of platform used allowed people to gather in a virtual theatre, repeating the rituality of the theatrical appointment, and to intervene themselves. The experience of Freud a teatro opens some questions about the peculiarities of the presence and the participation in a theatrical event mediated by digital technologies.