3 - Role Playing in Performance Flashcards
1
Q
Double consciousness
A
- real world (perceiving the actor)
- storyworld (perceiving the character)
2
Q
Narrative basis of social cognition
A
- everyday life is like a form of theatre
3
Q
Types of thinking
A
- scientific = physical explanations, “How”
- narrative = intentions and emotions, “Why”
4
Q
Everyday proto-acting
A
- storytelling
- costume-party character portrayal
- children’s pretend play
- romantic fantasy play
- psychodrama
- role-playing games
5
Q
Performance proto-acting
A
- professional storytelling
- impressionism
- ventriloquism
- improvisational acting
- sketch acting
- mime theatre
6
Q
Religion proto-acting
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- possession trance
- personal prayer
7
Q
Features of proto-acting
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- other
- personal mimicry
- familiar people
- gestural
- frequent role changes
- self/character alternation
- auto-dialogue
- everyday contexts or performance
- generally short
- unscripted or scripted
- some use of props
8
Q
Pantomime
A
- iconic gesturing
- egocentric (imaginary object) = tennis serve
- allocentric (body part as object) = call me
9
Q
Gestural acting
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- detachment
- scientific mode of thinking
- externalize character
- mimicry
- displaying emotions
- anti-emotionalism
10
Q
Mentalistic acting
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- involvement
- narrative mode of thinking
- internalize character
- self-identification
- becoming character
- method acting
- emotionalism
11
Q
Task emotions
A
- emotions associated with the task of performing
- concentration, stage fright
12
Q
Perceiving the character
A
- observable = physical perception
- non-observable = theory-of-mind, feeling emotions
