The chosen style of theatre my group has chosen is Physical theatre as we believe this style is the best for demonstrating our dramatic intentions to our audience while also working to each individuals strengths as a performer. ‘Physical theatre is a genre of theatrical performance that pursues storytelling through primarily physical means’. I have much to draw from physical theatre as I have studied Berkoff’s contribution to theatre. From Berkoff’s work, such as ‘Greek’, I have seen how physical theatre can be explored in a grotesque manner, while still having striking lines - ‘the man to whom my words like hard-edged shrapnel razed his brain’. I have seen many physical theatre performances such as ‘The curious incident of the dog in the night …show more content…
When he enters the justice system the judge, lawyers and court psychiatrist perform a kind of bureaucratic shuffle.’
Our groups aim and dramatic intentions for our devised piece is to display to an audience how mental health issues affect not only the sufferer but surrounding people, allowing them to objectively analyse the impact they have. Mental health is the topic of our piece which we believe that physical theatre would be the best
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The use of mime was inspired from my performance in ‘Rats tales’ when we mimed many things from cupboards to a mountain. We did this by extending our arms to a right angle to form a cupboard, accompanied by a rigid/wood-like posture. Such body movement can be applied to our own context to be interpreted in a way of our choosing. In our pieces scene here, we type with similar movements, as if dolls, cemented at the elbow.
‘Macbeth’ allowed an insight into the dance elements of physical theatre, especially when the three witches are introducing themselves to Macbeth, by moving in a very frisky and stylized manner, showing their hostile, creepy personas. Dance allows for various interpretations of a scene, as to why we introduced a club scene into our devised piece.
Aspects of physical theatre we hope to explore are: Mime, gesture, status, proximity, stance, harshness and tenderness, dance, grotesque, image and
People usually expect to see paintings and sculptures in Art Galleries. Imagine the surprise one finds when they are presented with a man stitching his face into a bizarre caricature, or connected to a machine which controls the artist’s body. These shocking pieces of performance art come under the broad umbrella that is Postmodernism. Emphasis on meaning and shock value has replaced traditional skills and aesthetic values evident in the earlier Modernist movements.
Throughout the years, America has pursued the performing arts in a large variety of ways. Theatre plays a dramatic and major role in the arts of our society today, and it takes great effort in all aspects. Musical Theatre, specifically, involves a concentration and strength in dance, acting, and singing. This is the base that Musical Theatre is built upon. For my Senior Project, I helped choreograph multiple scenes in a community musical “Thoroughly Modern Millie”. Choreography is a way of expressing oneself, but it has not always been thought of for that purpose. Agnes de Mille’s expressive talent has drastically affected how people see choreography today. Agnes de Mille’s influence in the world of dance has left a lasting impact in the Performing Arts Department, and her revolutionary works are still known today for their wit, lyricism, emotion, and charm.
When looking at the question Why This Play Now, it is clear that the issue of mental health is an important one to note. A recent study done by the National Alliance
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One of the central themes of theatrical form is identity and the catalyst by which identity is formed is the body. In using the body as the site of formation of individual identity, women are “uniquely identified with their anatomy” and specifically the parts of their anatomy that differ from that of men (Callaghan 30). Because women are thus defined by their relation ...
A major aspect within ‘Ghost Dances’ is the characters and how they reflect the meaning of the story and what they resemble. There are two different groups of characters within this work, the Ghost Dancers and the Peasant Villagers. Each group acts o...
The author of this article focuses on the art of dancing, specifically ballet. This ballet shares many plot elements with other
The modern setting of a bustling Scottish restaurant and kitchen greatly captures the “cut-throat atmosphere” and the battles, successes and downfalls of Macbeth in the original play, while being more relatable for adolescent and even adult viewers providing a clearer view of the meaning of the play. It works like a mask for today’s viewers: it looks different, feels different and is more familiar for modern times, but it still holds the same purpose and “cut-throat atmosphere” of the original text.
However, when concerning one topic in particular -mental illness- it seems the industry is forever stuck with obscure, somber colorations. It is dated back to the earliest productions of cinema where the antagonist is characterized as having a mental illness which elucidates his or her actions. Not only does this create false pretenses of psychiatric disorders, it fuels public stigma that those suffering from an illness are either a danger to society or a public nuisance. In order to condemn such standards, the audience as a whole can urge directors, especially those new to the field, to research proper characterization of personalities to make the fictional character more true to life. Or, on the other hand, to directly influence the production team, become part of a social movement to disown films that represent the mentally ill in a unfavorable fashion. Hence, although exaggerations of mental illness have been present in film for decades, deceptions still hold a firm grip on the cultural awareness, support, and treatment of psychological disorder; however, there are ways to foster projects that encourages society to expand its spectrum in order to gain a proper understanding of how people relate to one another on a scale of humanity - illness or
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“The Scottish Play”, or more known as “Macbeth” is a play set in medieval Scotland. It describes the life of Macbeth – a brave lord predicted by the witches to become the King of Scotland. Lady Macbeth, his wife powered by ambition influences Macbeth into committing a horrendous regicide. Imagery is used widely throughout the course of the play, creating a three-dimensional image of the actions, almost as if we were present. Shakespeare in “Macbeth” uses imagery to create a more detailed image and emphasize the themes of violence, murder and darkness.
In this paper, I will be focusing briefly on my knowledge and understanding of the concept of Applied theatre and one of its theatre form, which is Theatre in Education. The term Applied Theatre is a broad range of dramatic activity carried out by a crowd of diverse bodies and groups.
Theatre as we know it now was born more than two thousand years ago and has gone through many streams until it reached the current modernity. Among these streams is the avant-garde theatre. This theatre achieved a break in the traditional theatre and became the forefront of a new experimental theatre. Therefore it is necessary to ask how this theatre started, what impact it had on society and if this type of theatre is still common in our modern era.