theatre of the city
theatre that’s a part of the city. city that’s a part of the theatre
A.V. Alexandrov (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)
R.R.J. van de Pas – Mentor (TU Delft - History, Form & Aesthetics)
Aleksandar Staničić – Graduation committee member (TU Delft - Situated Architecture)
R.R. van den Ban – Graduation committee member (TU Delft - Teachers of Practice / AE+T)
L.P.J. van den Burg – Coach (TU Delft - Urban Design)
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Abstract
Engagement with the city in provincial Russia is currently lacking a framework of care for the historical urban fabric. Listed buildings decay with no revitalisation plans made by the municipality or the citizenry. On the other hand, theatre in modern-day Russia is an acknowledged political entity – a pocket of free(er) thinking and civil engagement. This research studies the historical trends in theatre to define the spatial qualities of audience engagement. The goal is to harness such qualities and apply them to a dilapidated building in Rostov-on-Don, reconnecting it with the city and the citizens, and hopefully begin a revival process all over the historic city centre.