He evaluated his own acting skills and work through a process of self-analysis and reflection. His development of a theorized process identifies him as the first great theatre practitioner. He described his approach to theatre as “Spiritual Realism” which was based on his work consisting on a wide range of influences and ideas, including his study of the modernist and avant-garde developments of his time. This also included naturalism and symbolism, constructivism, Russian formalism, yoga, and Pavlovian behavioural psychology. This psychology uses human behaviour to study an individual’s characteristics and personality.
Michael Scott: A Dramatic-Comedic Character Since even before the days of Aristotle and the Greek theater, we have separated our performance entertainment into genres. The most dominant of these is the genre of comedy and the genre of tragedy or drama as proven by the classic symbol of acting and theater, the comedy-tragedy masks. These genres have opposite emotional goals. As audience members, we understand what kind of emotional experience we are going to have by the defined genre of a television program or film. We have certain expectations of the types of characters we will encounter and the kinds of situations in which they will find themselves.
The actor I have chosen is Antony Eden who played the role of the Actor. He created both tension and comedy in the opening scene. The play began with the House lights still up and the stage bare except for a wicker basket and an empty metal clothes rail. Antony Eden made his first entrance from stage left. At this point in the play he is acting as an elderly man, Arthur Kipps, who has written an account of an experience he had as a young man.
We are responsible for each other.” This idea is one that Priestley himself believed in deeply, and many of Priestley’s writing shared this very theme. The history of the time the play was written helps us to understand the views and the feelings expressed by Priestley in the play. The inspector transfers Priestley’s views and he shows the difference in social classes at the time. He illustrates this in the play, through the inspector, where he outlines the ways each of the Birlings have influenced someone
Author Henrik Ibsen was one of the best and major writers and directors of the 19th Century. Many people consider him as the father of realism, and as one of the fathers of modernism in theatre. Some of his major work includes Hedda Gabler, A Doll House, The Master Builder and An Enemy of the People. After Shakespeare, the plays of Henrik Ibsen are most frequently performed by people all over the world. His writing was always based on some theme related to the society and its norms.
Theatrical Performance Practice World theatre Considering cultural historical and social differences. Comparing and contrasting different theatrical styles. • Artaud • Brecht • Stanislavski • Commedia dell’arte Theatre in the making What is the purpose of theatre? How do you turn a stimulus/script into a performance? What are the roles within a production?
It was a common way of thinking at that time so Priestley's aim for the play was to influence the unconvinced in society. J.B. Priestly used the character, Inspector Goole to portray his social message so that the audience has an better understanding of the reason why this play was made in the first place. The Inspector, straight from his introduction, is commanding and authoritative. Upon his entrance he creates, “…at once an impression of massiveness, solidity and purposefulness.” The Inspector continues to create this impression as he progresses through his speeches and through his interrogation of the family. The Inspector remains confident, sturdy and composed, while people around him fall to pieces.
The story has numerous characters that are pivotal to truly keep the audience captivated throughout. I would say there are up to eight main characters that each plays an important role in the plot but like all great theatre performances, there was a fine balance of positive and negative characters that added depth, excitement and antagonists qualities to the performance. The protagonist of the performance was Simba due to the audience being able to visually see his evolution in the story. That being said, it could be argued that there are other characters that have a claim to be classed as a main character also; Scar’s overall demeanor & Mufasa’s legacy both have a big impact on the story. However, I feel Simba’s performance as the hero of pride rock solidifies his importance in the story and thus grants him as the protagonist.
Through body, voice, movement space I express the ideas and concepts of the play within historical context and the plays contexts. In the play I play Child 3, Midwife, Male duo, Manager, factory hand, and female manager as well as being part of the chorus which was a huge part of our play. In this statement of intent I’ll express the sense of characterization I wanted to have and talk about each character and how I used them to express our main themes through drama techniques. I’ll also talk about how chorus is used to express important themes and how we have to be on stage focused at all times. Male Duo: Role, Time, Place- I play one of the men in Male Duo with mackenzie.
Throughout the Far East ancient civilizations would communicate and negotiate their trade through performance. There are many examples of the exchange of performance traditions in these early Eastern cultures, and also in the history of Western theatre, bringing us to the techniques we practice today. The significance of a particular culture is fundamental when studying their performance techniques. . “Human culture is a system of significations which allows a society of a group to understand itself in its relationship with the world” (Pavis, 1996).