2023 yearly Flashcards
1
Q
Brecht’s techniques
A
- placards
- songs or poems relating to the events
- breaking the fourth wall
- narration
- archetypes
- third person
- gestus
- multimedia
2
Q
Stanislavsky’s techniques
A
- given circumstances
- emotion memory
- subtext
- units + objectives
- super objectives
- actions
3
Q
who was Constantin Stanislavski?
A
Russian theatre practitioner 1863-1938, known for developing his techniques for realism
4
Q
who was Bertolt Brecht?
A
German theatre practitioner and playwright 1898-1956
5
Q
what is epic theatre?
A
involves the V-effect, which is meant to distance the audience from the characters and events in the piece so that they aren’t emotionally attached to it. This effect is achieved through various methods of directly addressing the audience in order to explore a social issue.
6
Q
what is realism?
A
realism is a style of theatre that is meant to mirror real life
