The use of celestial constellations as plastic elements in the scenography of theatrical performance

The celestial constellations have diverse and unique aesthetic and visual concepts that lead us to more spacious horizons of creativity and visual innovation. Each of the Gregorian or Chinese zodiacs has its own symbol, and the zodiac symbols often refer to the name of the sign and serve as a form that describes it. In this article, we will learn all that it indicates. These symbols and their shapes. With its implications, and a formative format that has philosophical and spiritual values with a distinctive aesthetic character of its own.

Theatrical scenography is the plastic and aesthetic treatment of the intellectual and philosophical vision of both the author and the director, and it means with all the visual formations seen on the stage, the plastic equivalent of reconfiguring the theatrical void in the form of the text equivalent. Considering that the task of the designer of the scenography of theatrical work is to match between action and form, between signification and image, and between space and its content, The role of theatrical decoration is not reduced to carrying aesthetic philosophical interpretations of the theatrical performance, but rather it plays a major role in the production of information and meaning in the show. It is a system of signs that determine the movement of the actors and affect their performance and feelings. A comprehensive visual of all the elements of the theatrical performance. Therefore, the decorator must analyze the text in depth to embody its data in expressive forms that contribute to the service of the theatrical performance and its aesthetics. In the context of the theatrical designer’s search for various plastic and aesthetic elements to serve the theatrical text, the researcher suggests that it is possible to take advantage of the shapes and symbols of “celestial constellations” in designing innovative theatrical scenes, by addressing a group of “celestial constellations” and their impact on theatrical plastic art, as they reflect Diversity and plastic richness and expression of the characteristics of each character of theatrical work and theatrical events, and through experimentation and exploration of the latent energies and plastic and engineering aesthetics of the "celestial constellations", the researcher designed a number of different theatrical scenes that are inspired by the symbols of the "celestial constellations" in an abstract visual formation and engineering, and implemented them on the open stage of the show (Heart of the Mountain).