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Protecting Memories for the Future: The Necessity of Establishing a Theatre Archive

Gelecek İçin Belleği Korumak: Tiyatro Arşivi Oluşturma Gerekliliği

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109–124
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2022-10-19
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The aim of this article is to present how important establishing archives is for protecting the Turkish theatre’s legacy in terms of the relationships among history, memories, and archives, and this is done using the example of the American Theatre Archive Project (ATAP) that was started in the United States in 2009.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The attempt is made within the context of today’s theoretical studies to understand history through different perspectives using memory studies.
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Key Findings & Data:Meanwhile, theatre inherently carries the journey of humanity from past to present by means of performance.
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Conclusion & Impact:The aim of this article is to present how important establishing archives is for protecting the Turkish theatre’s legacy in terms of the relationships among history, memories, and archives, and this is done using the example of the American Theatre Archive Project (ATAP) that was started in the United States in 2009.
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⚙️Variables:Tiyatro · bellek · arşiv

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The attempt is made within the context of today’s theoretical studies to understand history through different perspectives using memory studies. Meanwhile, theatre inherently carries the journey of humanity from past to present by means of performance. In this regard, theatre plays are said to be the unofficial documents of history. Archives are the stores of collective memory and also the places where the things that are worth remembering are transferred from the past to present. Western culture has a very rooted archival tradition. Keeping records of social and political events is helpful in understanding the past. Turkiye also has a strong archival tradition with roots in the Ottoman Empire. Although Turkish theatre has an archival nature, to say that a modern archive nature is present which answers not only the needs of theatre companies themselves but also the needs of researchers is unfortunately difficult these days where the number of independent theatre companies is increasing. Protecting the collective memory and legacy of theatre in this digital world is obviously very important. The aim of this article is to present how important establishing archives is for protecting the Turkish theatre’s legacy in terms of the relationships among history, memories, and archives, and this is done using the example of the American Theatre Archive Project (ATAP) that was started in the United States in 2009.

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Günümüz kuramsal çalışmaları kapsamında tarih, bellek çalışmalarıyla farklı açılardan anlaşılmaya çalışılmaktadır. Tiyatro ise doğası gereği insanın geçmişten günümüze olan yolculuğunu performans dolayımıyla sahneye taşımaktadır. Bu bağlamda tiyatro oyunlarının, tarihin resmi olmayan belgeleri olarak korunması önemlidir. Tarihin en önemli kaynağı bellektir. Arşivler ise tarihsel belgelerle kolektif belleğin depolarıdır. Arşivler hatırlanmaya değer şeylerin geçmişten bugüne ardından da geleceğe taşındığı mekanlardır. Özellikle batı kültürü köklü bir arşiv geleneğine sahiptir. Toplumsal ve politik olayların kayıtlarının tutulması geçmişi anlayıp bugünü anlamlandırmaya yardımcı olmaktadır. Türkiye’de devlet arşivi, Osmanlı İmparatorluğu dönemine uzanan güçlü bir geleneğe sahiptir. Türk tiyatrosunun ise, depolama alışkanlığına sahip olsa da özellikle bağımsız tiyatroların sayılarının arttığı günümüzde, gerek tiyatroların gerekse araştırmacıların taleplerini karşılayacak çağa uygun bir arşivleme alışkanlığına sahip olduğu maalesef söylenemez. Bu bağlamda tiyatroların sahnelediği oyunlar ve tecrübeleriyle toplumsal arşivler oldukları söylenebilir. Toplumsal bellek ve tiyatro belleğini korumanın dijital çağda daha da önemli hale geldiği açıktır. Bu makalenin amacı, tarih, bellek ve arşiv ilişkisi bağlamında 2009 yılında Birleşik Devletler’de başlayan Amerikan Tiyatrosu Arşiv Projesi (ATAP) örneği üzerinden Türk tiyatrosunun belleğini korumak için tiyatroların arşiv oluşturmalarının önemini ortaya koymayı amaçlamaktadır

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PELİSTER, T. G. (2022). Protecting Memories for the Future: The Necessity of Establishing a Theatre Archive. Konservatoryum, Cilt: 9 - Sayı: 1, 109–124. https://ajindex.com/articles/575446

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