Komposition

Composition: In the arts, this term means that individual elements combine to form a meaningful whole. In this way, they become recognizable in an (intrinsic) regularity and are therefore more than the sum of their individual parts. However, a composition is always also a creation from a creative, intuitive idea in which something new comes to light. It differs from a rationally thought-out creative process in that it compiles its principles in a structure, an order, but consciously combines the individual elements (again and again) in new or different ways.
The compositional process is inscribed in theater as a "composite" art: The specific atmosphere of a performance results essentially from the interplay of body, voice and sound, space, light, rhythm and time. This interplay must be explored in the artistic process. This exploration requires improvisation and imagination, but also a conscious decision for and against certain elements.
for and against certain elements. A sense of aesthetics and atmosphere is essential for this. The attempt to create a certain atmosphere in a theatrical setting is essentially based on the careful composition of the various theatrical means.
of the various theatrical means and can be tested and adjusted again and again - even if the effect on the audience is never entirely predictable. The productions of Robert Wilson, Christoph Marthaler and Herbert Fritsch are examples of such an overall theatrical effect with its own specific aesthetic.
The conscious use of basic compositional principles and designs is also necessary in school theater. The articles in this issue show the opportunities that can arise from the conscious use of and decision in favor of certain materials and aesthetics. They are intended to help raise awareness of various compositional elements in terms of didactics, methodology and content. In this way, together with the students, the view can be directed towards the sensually perceptible events and imagination, creativity, but also well thought-out arrangement can be understood as means of compositional principles.

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