Muusikalisuse printsiibid ja muusika Eesti Draamateatri lavastuses „Vend Antigone, ema Oidipus“

Abstract

This article analyses the musical principles and their performative function in Vend Antigone, ema Oidipus (Brother Antigone, Mother Oedipus, Estonian Drama Theatre, 2023, directed by Tiit Ojasoo). The production, based on Mati Unt’s play, emphasizes the significance of musicality as both phenomenological and performative, integrating live music, choral singing and a diverse array of borrowed musical elements, including folk songs, classical fragments and intertextual references. Utilizing a dual perspective inspired by Bert O. States’s phenomenology and semiotics and supported by David Roesner’s approach to musicality, the analysis explores how music functions as a structural model, a means of creating atmosphere, and an agent of emotional and symbolic expression. The production employs a polyphonic and ritualistic approach, where physicality, vocality, rhythm and spatiality intertwine to evoke visceral and collective experiences. The study highlights how the musical design fosters a multisensory engagement, blurring the boundaries between traditional theatre and musical performance, and demonstrates the integral role of music in shaping the theatrical space, emotional impact and cultural intertextuality within contemporary theatre.