Contemporary Staging Flashcards
1
Q
Where was Machinal staged later?
A
Moscow in 1933 at Kamerny Theatre
2
Q
What did Tairov want to do?
A
Show the young woman’s fragility juxtaposed with the powerful mechanised work that surrounded her
3
Q
What did the capitalist society serve to do
A
Depersonalise humans and make them all the same
- harming anyone who tried to resist
4
Q
Backdrop used
A
Illusion of sky scrapers that looked mechanically
5
Q
What time was Treadwell writing in?
A
1920s
6
Q
What quality did Tairov give each episode?
A
It’s own rhythmic quality
7
Q
How was Tairovs sets?
A
Angular, involved harsh lines that made the environment look hostile or uncomfortable
8
Q
‘Constructivist’ setting
A
Bare stage with multi level scaffolding
- stylised and anti realistic
