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Rituals v. Theatre |
Rituals: symbolic actions, arranged in patterns & believed to have magical effects
Theatre: art form deliberately created, made to entertain, depends on commercial success, addressed needs of audience & depends on audience. |
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Origins of Theatre |
Different for different cultures
Evolved from seasonal and agricultural rituals (rites) acknowledging power of some metaphysical force. |
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Common Day Rituals (Related to theatre) |
Football and Church |
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Why do we rely on theatrical means to communicate? Common Ground for an Uncommon Culture |
1. We are mimetic beings 2. We seek order 3. We are communal 4. We use masks throughout our lives 5. We enjoy and 6. Need entertainment |
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3 E's of why we do theatre |
1. To Educate 2. To Entertain 3. To Enhance the human spirit (inspire)
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4 Questions of Aesthetics |
1. What is art? 2. Where does a work of art reside? 3. How do we perceive art? (What is the nature of aesthetic perception?) 4. How can aesthetic criticism be justified? |
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Influences of Style |
-Mass Communication -Peer Pressure -Tradition -Rebellion -Education -Geographic Environment -Fads -National Spirit -World View -Universal View -Self Image |
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Presentational Theatre |
Theatre with direct connection with audience
Breaks the fourth wall
Audience is reminded that they are in a theater |
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Representational Theatre |
Realistic and natural
Audience is in the space with the characters |
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Aristotle's Poetics |
1. Plot 2. Character 3. Thought 4. Diction 5. Music 6. Spectacle
Illustrated why theatre could be an effective teaching tool and what made plays effective works of art |
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The Unities |
Aristitillian era (back in Greek Plays) 1. Time 2. Place 3. Action (Plot) |
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4 Things Needed To Do Theatre |
Actor Audience Idea Place
Gratowski said: "Actor and Audience needed" |
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U.L.I.D.E |
Understand Look Incubate Do Evaluate |
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Core Analysis |
Subject Matter Significance of Title Theme Environment of Play Spine Style Conflict Animal Imagery Imagery |
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Tragedy and Comedy |
Tragedy is for those who feel Comedy is for those who think
Comedy Man in victory A shared social experience Emotionally detatched
Tragedy Man defeated Personal, individual experience Emotionally connected |
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Types of People |
Those who talk about others Those who talk about issues Those who talk about ideas |
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Comedy |
-Shows people who talk about others -Shows humans at their worst |
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Drama & Farce |
-Shows issues -Unbalanced view -Generally shows playwrights views |
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Characteristics of Tragedy |
-A good person has a tragic flaw and suffers its consequences -What happens to the character is justified -Character goes through catharsis |
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The Tragic Flaw |
-A characteristic in excess -Is the fault of being human -Teaches us through suffering -Results in growth of an individual |
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Forms related to Tragedy |
Drama and Melodrama |
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Drama |
Most serious Became important during late 19th century -Industrial Revolution -Criticized social ills Concerned with ethical rather than moral circumstances |
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Melodrama |
-Pit good against evil -No grey areas- absolute good or bad -Created to thrill the audience -Spectacle is hugely important -Major emotions are sentimentality & pity -Uses music as part of spectacle -Can be Over The Top (OTT) and a bit cheesy |
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Types of Laughter |
-Overflow of joy -Spontaneous response to the hilarious -Ridicule of folly -Discomfort |
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Ladder of Comedy |
Comedy of obscenity Comedy of physical mishaps Comedy of plot devices Comedy of character Comedy of verbal wit Comedy of ideas |
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Comic Devices |
-Ridicule -Teasing -Incongruity -Repetition |
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Forms of Comedy |
-Comedy -Farce; most physical -Satire; most intellectual |
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Comedy |
-Deals with actions and attempts to bring about change -Does not result in true pain or harm to other people -Ends happily |
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Farce |
-Exaggerated characters and incidents -Plot is dominant -Frequently developed through a series of misunderstandings -Actions are not probable and stretch our belief -Moves fast to maintain the suspension of disbelief |
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Satire |
-Attempts to bring about change socially or politically through humor -Originated in the times of the Greeks -Normally it's not universal |
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Conventions of Theatre |
The rules of the game Different cultures = different conventions Illusion of the first time Player/audience relationship |
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Comedia |
Magnifico, First Actor and Actress, Second Actor and Actress, The Witch, Pantalone, The Doctor (Professor), Columbina, Brighella, Harlequin, The Captain, Zanni |
