An Analysis of the Aesthetics and Narrative in Enron's Intermedial Theatre
The aesthetic orientation in contemporary theatre involves two implausible par-adoxes:the opposition and cooperation between corporeality and mediatization,and the quest for meaning in an experiential theatre.British playwright Lucy Prebble ingeniously intertwines corporeality with mediatization and the sensory with the intellectual in her play Enron,a reimagining of the scandalous collapse of an American mega corporation.Through a delightful intermedial production incorporating drama,music,and dance,Prebble presents a harmonious juxtaposition of news images and live performances,revealing the deceptive nature of ostentatious honor.The kinetic theatre,enhanced by digital technologies,effectively conveys the mesmerizing allure of financial bubbles to the audience.Furthermore,the gestic theatre,characterized by A-Affect and constructed through archived videos,song-and-dance,and corporeal movement,satirizes Western narratives of success.Prebble's unique talent of combining storytelling with new technology achieves a seamless exchange between interme-diality and narrative.When medial elements as the contesting real intrude into corporeal per-formances,the resulting playful"aesthetics of risk"prompt spectators to reflect critically on restructuring the system of meaning addressed to the social relations of science and technolo-gy and the importance of tech-ethical orientation.
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