In the theater club, they will analyze Aristotle's "Poetics" - a text that became the foundation of European discourse about the stage. Together, you will read key excerpts, break down the plot, character, and catharsis, and also take a peek into the "kitchen" of dramaturgy: why some scenes hold the audience while others fall apart. The finale will be a debate about the rules: a support or narrow frames. There are books that are read like textbooks. And there are those that continue to ask questions - even after centuries. Aristotle's "Poetics" belongs to this second category: without discussions about plot, character, and catharsis, it is almost impossible to seriously discuss theater. At the meeting of the theater club The Theatron, you will experience a reading format: joint reading of excerpts, pauses for comments, exchange of observations, and calm discussion. Here, correct answers are not important, but clarity of thought. Why does the story resonate, where does the conflict begin, how does the hero change, and what keeps the audience's attention from the first line to the finale. There will be a separate discussion about catharsis: what exactly do we experience in the hall and why after a powerful performance do we want to be silent or, on the contrary, to talk. Aristotle's text is often perceived as a set of norms. At the meeting, it will be viewed differently - as a toolkit for analysis. You will try to recognize familiar situations in the philosopher's concepts: tragedy and comedy, plot twist, hero's mistake, recognition scene. These elements appear in both classics and modern repertoire, and even in series, where dramaturgy operates under the same laws. The conversation will suit those who go to the theater and want to watch more attentively, students of the humanities, members of interest clubs, and anyone who is close to a dialogue about culture without academic snobbery. You will align your personal viewing experience with the basic concepts of dramaturgy and understand how these ideas live on stage today. In the end, participants will discuss the main contentious question: are Aristotle's rules a discovery that helps to see structure, or frameworks that should be reconsidered. After such a meeting, performances are usually read differently: in