Contemporary Performing arts Flashcards
Consist of art forms in which artists or performers use their voices, move their bodies, and relate to other performers, objects, or even to the audiences
Performing Art
lack of quality.
lack of good output
foreign over local
new waves
Film
Uniquely use a specific language that applies to visual and auditory elements, media, techniques, and conventions.
a performance is based on dramatic text
Theater
Picture frame stage
The performance takes place behind the opening or frame of the stage
Proscenium
This stage has three sides where the audience sit and they are arranged in a semi-circle that encloses the stage, which at the center
Thrust
Circle stage
The stage us the center sorounded by the audience on all four sides
Arena
Black box theatre
They are big empty boxed spaces painted black inside
seats can be altered
Flexible
Created and found
This stage space an be any kind of structure that maintains its original architectural elements intact such as lofts, warehouses, gyms.
Profile
This focuses on the problems of individuals
Psychological Realism
This situates and roots individual problems within the larger picture of a class society
Social realism
This uses realistic situations and combines them with non-realistic ones
Combination of Realistic and Non-Realistic Styles
Bertolt Brecht
His intention was to appeal to his audiences intellect in presenting moral problems and reflecting contemporary social realities on stage
The Brechtian Style
This uses music and dance heavily in the play
Musical Performances
These are used in plays dealing with historical events and persons
Documentary Styles
These are also called dula-tula or drama-poem
Short Plays
