Practitioning Influences

Question 1

Stanislavski

Answer 1

• “Mr Serious”
• Naturalism - being as close to real life as possible
• Memory Recall - recalling a memory to connect with the character you are playing

Question 1

Brecht

Answer 1

• “Mr Silly”
• Epic Theatre
• V effect - constantly reminding the audience that they are watching a piece of theatre
• Breaking the fourth wall - the actors/characters communicating with the audience
• Mechanical movements/gestus (repeated movements)

Question 2

Artaud

Answer 2

• “Mr Spooky”
• Theatre of Cruelty - making the audience as uncomfortable as possible (bright lights, getting close to the audience, masks)

Question 3

Brook

Answer 3

• “Mr So Alone”
• Isolationism - isolating a character on-stage
• Spotlighting - using bright spotlights to single out a character

Question 4

Grotowski

Answer 4

• “Mr Simple”
• Minimalism - using as little props as possible (“less is more”)