Theatre Terms
Pantomime
Improv
Observation/ Warm-Up
History
100
singing without words
What is vocalizing?
100
The two most important components of pantomime.
What are space and energy?
100
16th century art form that is known as the birthplace of improv.
What is Commedia Dell'arte?
100
What serious actors do before they rehearse or perform.
What is warm-up?
100
Constantine Stanislavski
Who is the godfather of acting?
200
existing in the mind just below the level of consciousness
What is subconscious?
200
communicating thoughts and feelings through body movements
What is body language?
200
The number one rule of improv.
What is "yes, and?"
200
to remember a fact or event so as to re-create it
What is recall?
200
Commedia Dell'arte and Elizabethan Theatre (aka Shakespeare) both occurred during this era.
What is the Renaissance?
300
a group of actors working together to create an artistic whole rather than stressing individual players
What is ensemble?
300
the most outstanding mime of all time
Who is Marcel Marceau?
300
Capital city of improv
What is Chicago?
300
It can actually help boost the adrenaline in your body, which will give you more energy, and possibly a better performance.
What is stage fright?
300
A public theatre that Shakespeare helped make famous.
What is The Globe?
400
writing constructive criticism about yourself
What is reflection?
400
Ancient Greek word that means mimic - also the word that mime comes from
What is mimos?
400
Number one improv training center in the world
What is The Second City?
400
the act of looking at someone or something carefully in order to gain information
What is observation?
400
Invented by O-kuni a 17th century female dancer from Japan.
What is Kabuki?
500
the clear pronunciation of words
What is articulation?
500
The act of miming vs. the actor
What is pantomime vs. mime?
500
The second most respected improv training center
What is Improv Olympic or IO
500
memory that uses all the senses to recapture an experience
What is sense memory?
500
The 5 elements of actor preparation from Stanislavski's System
What is relaxation, concentration, observation, communication, imagination?
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