Salto as a physical theatre research on the path of organic dramaturgy

Physical theatre concept has an important but controversial position for 20th and 21th century contemporary theatre approaches. On the other hand, with the age of enlightenment, concept of "physical" decreases, "verbal" increases. Eventually, the theatre approach which roots from the western world, destroyed by the world wars. The theatre approach that started with Antonin Artaud, continued with the leadership of Jerzy Grotowski and Eugenio Barba. Barba, extended the meaning of "action" and redefined the meaning of "dramaturgy". On the the path of the organic dramaturgy the space of actor gets wider and inevitably performance becomes "physical". Salto is a physical theatre performance example which studied and supported by Grotowski Institute's rehearsal area and public housing. Eugenio Barba's, dramaturgical approach is one of the key elements of the working process. Especially, acting exercises of Salto, effected by the organic dramaturgy approach. Therefore, this study will examine how organic dramaturgy methods work in practice and how they yield results.