Essee, Davide Giovanzana, 2007: The Transcendental Stage (pdf)

"Rituals and religious ceremonies are meant to connect with the sacred space, but what happens when they are theatricalized? Can we still consider them as a transcendental experiences? Shall we consider them as fake experiences--not the "truthful" truth of the sacred but a lie of the truth?

Moreover, what happens to the space inside the ritual, which is a special space, separated from the profane and in contact with the sacred? Is it still a transcendental space? Can theater offer a transcendental connection similar to that of ritual, or is theater simply unable to do so..."

 The Transcendental Stage.pdf