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Hotel Bar Sessions - Musical Theater

Musical Theater

Hotel Bar Sessions

The HBS hosts chat with actor, dancer, and choreographer Blake Zolfo about what makes musical theater so unique.

What could possibly make musical theater important or relevant to three philosophers? We all love musicals! The affective appeal of musical theater is clear, even though there are those (philistines?) who do not find it enjoyable. Although Hegel, in his Lectures on the Philosophy of Fine Art claims that opera puts text in the service of music, he also recognizes that the libretto of opera is the sole contributor of ideas, and therefore of properly human freedom. In musical theater, it might be that the situation is reversed: music is put in the service of the text. The HBS hosts are joined by Blake Zolfo (@blakezolfo on the socials) to talk about musical theater.

Full episode notes at this link:
http://hotelbarpodcast.com/podcast/episode-56-musical-theater

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05/20/22 • 62 min

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