The Synthesis of the Arts: From Ceremonial Ritual to “Total Work of Art”

The nineteenth century notion of a Gesamtkunstwerk or “total work of art” referred to a performance spectacle that synthesized multiple forms of the arts into a unified work, often times taking place in a grand setting that befits the spectacle. https://t

@TrampGentleman Check this out. https://t.co/tyD7sFPKxb

@DilettanteryPod This might have an interesting correlation between these two threads you wrote. Ritual as both a unique learning and evolutionary/perception experience. https://t.co/tyD7sFPKxb

The Synthesis of the Arts: From Ceremonial Ritual to “Total Work of Art”: Steven Brown, Ellen Dissanayake https://t.co/pjPk7KgRfq