On Avant-Garde Dramas Of 1990s

The thesis explores the avant-garde dramas of 1990s from the respects of content and form comparing with the exploration dramas of 1980s. Some Chinese scholars regard both of them as avant-garde dramas. But the thesis puts the view that it is inappropriate to name all dramas after 1980, which are different to realism, avant-garde dramas and at least those exploration dramas are immature.As far as the content is concerned, exploration dramas should break through the several decades'domination of Ibsen's social problem drama. But presently such exploration dramas as Absolute Signal and A Visit from a Death to a Live are still bearing the shadow of social problem drama. Avant-garde dramas of 1990s have completely given up the influences of"fighting tradition". On the one side, they neglected the forbidden, showed the living states of human, and even the thoroughly original daily life scene. On the other side, they reflected the features of that period , skepticism and diversity.From the respect of form, not only should exploration drama jump over the model of social problem drama, but also break through Stannislavsky System of Performance which is connected with the traditional realism drama. Such breakthrough can be achieved by introducing the factor of narration, which only functions as structural frameworks. Displaying dialogue is still dominant. Some avant-garde dramas of 1990s are dominated by factor of narration along with a variety of use of narrators. And the others went directly down below the baseline of dramatic literature and laid emphasis on stage performances.Additionally, it should be noted that represented by Rhinoceros in Love various avant-garde forms have been commercialized by which the experiments from the point of view of aesthetic has been transferred to considerations of market.Avant-garde dramas of 1990s'inherited, absorbed and surpassed the experiences of exploration dramas of 1980s'and have been matured.