Chap 1-5 Flashcards
Art
“a skill”, from the greek word ‘Techne”
5 Properties of Art
- Art is created by human beings 2. Art provides the perception of order 3. Art has a subject 4. Art involves a medium/technique 5. Art engages our emotions
Theatre
Comes from greek word “Theatron”
Theatron
seeing place
Drama
comes from greek word “Dran”. Drama tells a story about people in conflict
Dran
to take action, to do, or to make
Theater & Drama
Share 3 qualities 1. They are lives 2. They are about human beings 3. They are, at the heart of it, collaborative art forms
5 Categories of Theatre
- Commercial Theatre 2. Historic Theatre 3. Political Theatre 4. Experimental Theatre 5. Cultural Theatre
- Commercial Theatre
Emphasis on broad entertainment, value and profitability. ex: american musicals
- Historical Theatre
Drama that uses styles, themes and staging of plays from a particular historical theatre
- Political Theatre
Topical social climate, focuses on how power is shared between groups of people
- Experimental Theatre
Pushes the limits of theatre by challenging the conventions of the day
- Cultural Theatre
theatre of different cultures, yiddish theatre company theatre explores history, challenges of cultural groups
Audience in Theatre
- Active Participants
- Communication flows both way
- Pure form of acting because it belongs to the actors and the audience
Audience in Film/Television
- Audiences are passive
- Communication flows in only one direction
- Usually know in advance what you are getting for your time and money
Acting in Film
- Photographic charisma is important
- Often shot out of sequence
- memorization is not as important
- allowed to fail
Acting on the Stage
- Talent and training are essential
- Everything is a wide shot
- Memorization skills are required
- Must perform well with each other
Funding for Theatre
- Ticket and concession sales
- federal state and local grants
- corporate funding and private donations
Culture
The values, standards, patrons of behaviors of a particular group of people
Enculturation
The process by which we learn our culture
Multiculturalism
Endeavor to overcome all forms of discrimination, including sexism, racism, and homophobia, so that people can coexist peacefully and attempt to achieve a pluralistic society
3 types of Cultural Theatre
- Theatre of Identity
- Theatre of Protest
- Cross-Cultural Theatre
- Theatre of Identity
Promotes a partiuclar people’s cultural identiy, invites members of that culture and others to experience their says, problems, history, traditions and points of view
- Theatre of Protest
Objects ot the dominant culture’s control and demands that a minority’s culture’s voice and political agenda be heard
- Cross-Cultural Theatre
Mixes different cultures in an attempt to find understanding or commanality among them
Ethnocentrism
Believing one’s culture to be the best, and only way to live
NEA
National Endowment of the Arts, enriches our nation in our diverse cultural heritage
- supporting works of artistic excellence
- advancing learning in the arts
- strengthening arts in the communities throughout the country
3 factors by which theatre artists manipulate the audience
- Group Dynamics
- Willing Suspension of Disbelief
- Aesthetic Distance
- Group Dynamics
How people function when they’re members of a group
-emotion overcomes intellect
laughter becomes infectious
- Willing Suspension of Disbelief
We accept the world of the play over that of our everyday reality
- Aesthetic Distance
Audience’s ability to stand back from a work of art and judge it
Presentational Theatre
Self-conscious, acknowledge the audience is there, may even invite them to participate, breaks the fourth wall.
Representational Theatre
Actors never acknowledge the audience
Reviews
Often short evaluations of a production
Dramatic Criticism
Offers reader a discrimination overview, scholarly interpretism, and analysis of a play, an artists’ body of work or a period of theatre history
3 Essential questions dramatic criticisms should address
- What is the artist trying to do?
- How well has the artist done it?
- Is it worth doing?
Aristotle Poetics’ 6 elements of drama
- Plot
- Character
- Thought
- Diction
- Spectacle
- Song
Defamation
Exception to freedom of speech, can not state publicly or publish alleged facts that are false and can harm the reputation of others
Sedition and Incitement to crime
exception to freedom of speech, if one’s word incites others to commit a crime
Exceptions to Freedome of Speech
Separation of Church and State
Obscenity
Breach of the Peace
Defamation
Sedition and Incitement to Crime
Censorship
Altering, restricting, or suppressing of information, images or words
Licensing Act of 1737
Placed the review and censoring of plays in England under the purview of the Lord Chamberlain
Boulderize
To remove possible vulgar, obscene or other objectional material before publication
Comstock of 1873
used to censor mail in the united states
Hays Code
used to censor movies from the 1930s to the 1960s
Artistic Director
Front of House, in charge of the overall creative vision of the theatre
Producer
Front of Office, financially backs the theatre
Literary Manager
Front of Office, evaluates new scripts and acts as a liason between playwrights, agents and the theatre.
Stage Manager
Assists the director through the rehearsal process
Prop Master
in charge of all the objects the actors handle while on stage
Drapers
Stitchers
Drapers- study the costume designer’s drawing and cuts fabric into patterns
Stitchers- sew the fabric patterns together
Musical Director
supervises all aspects of the musical
Choreographer
Creates dances and teaches the steps to performers
Fight Director
stages safe, realistic onstage fights
Sound Designer
creates a soundscape and effects for the show
Dramaturg
a literary advisor
Production meetings
where all aspects of the production are discussed
Mission Statement
Declare’s the theater’s purpose and key objectives
Concept Meeting
ideas for next season, directors and designers brainstorm and research future productions
Ensemble
Admin
Creative
Construction
Production
