Semiotic Interaction of Music, Plastique, and Scenography in the Directing of a Musical Performance

This article examines the semiotic interaction of music, plastique, and scenography in the directing of a musical performance. Musical theatre is considered as a synthetic artistic system in which sound, bodily expressiveness, and the visual-spatial organisation of the stage form a unified field of meaning-making. Music is analysed as a sign structure that determines the rhythm, tempo, and internal dynamics of stage action; plastique is regarded as a bodily language that concretises and develops the musical image; and scenography is interpreted as a visual code that shapes the atmosphere and symbolic space of the performance. The study demonstrates that the semiotic coherence of these expressive systems ensures the integrity of the artistic statement and activates the audience’s interpretative engagement. Particular attention is paid to the director’s role in coordinating musical, plastic, and visual sign systems within a unified stage concept.