Acting Approach/Techniques Flashcards
1
Q
What is Grotowski’s Poor Theatre centred around?
A
- it is very actor-centred
- and physically demanding on the actor
2
Q
How did Grotowski refer to the actor of his Poor Theatre and why?
A
- as the ‘holy actor’
- which applies to the dedication of the actor in giving himself as a gift
- an almost saintly holiness which carries over to a performance
3
Q
What did Grotowski believe would happen if an actor could cast off his everyday mask and undergo a spiritual journey of self-realisation?
A
- he believed that this then makes it possible for the spectator/audience to undergo a similar process of self-evaluation
4
Q
What does Grotowski hope would come from the intense interaction between the actor and the audience?
A
- he hopes a transformation can take place in both parties
- this is what is sacred about his theatre and what makes an actor ‘holy’
5
Q
What does Poor Theatre aim to expose?
A
- the spiritual process of the actor
6
Q
What is the actor in Poor Theatre required to do in order to expose his inner core?
A
- cross frontiers
- exceed limitations
- break down barriers
7
Q
Why must the Poor Theatre actor be a kind of athlete?
A
- because the impulses that pass through him will often be large ones
- that require a strong, responsive, expressive body to contain them
8
Q
What does Grotowski caution about exercises in comparison to performances?
A
- exercises are different from performances
- they only prepare the actor for what is to come
