Brechtian techniques Flashcards
Describe Song and Dance.
Breaking into song and dance in the middle of a scene.
Describe a Montage.
Short self contained scenes one after each other. The contrasts of each scene highlights the important issues with absolute clarity.
Describe verfremdungseffekt (v effect).
Distancing the audience from the events happening on stage.
Describe Breaking the Fourth wall.
Breaking character and interrupting the scene in order to speak out to the audience.
Describe Narration.
Someone speaking the events of the play to the audience either while they are happening or before they happen.
Describe Third person Narration.
An actor making a comment upon their character mid-scene.
Describe Placards.
The use of cards within a scene to either narrate, act as a prop within the play.
