Khayaleeva A.K. “Dialogue” That Never Happened or the Conceptualization of “Translation” in Contemporary Theatre
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15688/lp.jvolsu.2026.2.3
Adelya K. Khayaleeva
Candidate of Sciences (Philosophy), Senior Lecturer, Department of Philosophy and Media Communication, Kazan State Power Engineering University
Krasnoselskaya St, 51, 420066 Kazan, Russian Federation
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9077-6421
Abstract. The work is devoted to current issues of intercultural interaction and communication in the context of globalization, migration, and the development of intercultural contacts. The main focus is on a model of interaction that is not limited to direct dialogue but rather aims to identify and formulate the positions of each participant, as well as to delineate the boundaries between cultures. This approach emphasizes the importance of preserving cultural differences, even if it leads to ambiguity in communication. The key concept in this work is translation, understood in a culturological sense as the translation of meanings from one semiotic system to another. Following the ideas of Doris Bachmann, a medical scientist who develops the concept of translation as “border thinking,” we emphasize the potential of translation to preserve cultural differences and resist universalization. The analysis of intercultural interaction is carried out using the example of the play “Aangame/Dialogue” by the Mon Theater (Kazan), which is viewed through the prism of cross-cultural translation, the actor – network theory, and object-oriented ontology. The performance becomes a platform for the study of translation as a multilevel process that goes beyond language translation and includes the interaction of cultures, worldviews, and artistic forms. Translation serves as a way to overcome the impossibility of direct dialogue through the transition to other forms, including artistic ones. In the play, dialogue is understood not as reaching agreement but as a process of formulating questions and expressing contradictions. The paper uses the methods of actor-network theory (B. Latour), which allows us to identify in communication individual actors and point out the ongoing shifts in relationships, and the optics of object-oriented ontology (G. Harman), which highlights aesthetic attitudes. The work offers an alternative view of intercultural interaction, where translation becomes not only a communication tool but also a way to preserve cultural boundaries and express differences. The play “Aangama/Dialogue” demonstrates that dialogue may not be an attempt to reach mutual understanding but a process of expressing contradictions and searching for new forms of interaction.
Key words: intercultural interaction, dialogue, communication, border-thinking, object-oriented ontology, dialogics, actor – network theory, culture as translation.
Citation. Khayaleeva A.K. “Dialogue” That Never Happened or the Conceptualization of “Translation” in Contemporary Theatre. Logos et Praxis, 2026, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 27-34. (in Russian). DOI: https://doi.org/10.15688/lp.jvolsu.2026.2.3
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