Theatrical Trends
This trend was studied in 1st semester through the analyses of The Misanthrope by Moliere, The Rover by Aphra Behn, and Heartbreak House by George Bernard Shaw.
What is Theatre for the Elite?
The origins of Theatre occurred by this group of people
Who are the Greeks
This is the father of realism
Who is Henrik Ibsen
This director was influenced by Ibsen and has worked with both realism and idealism
As a student taking this class, you must enter with this kind of mindset
What is not having contemporary bias
The Gladiators to Nascar analogy can be used to identify this trend.
What is Theatre as a Spectacle?
This era is often marked as the golden age of English because it produced works from the likes of Shakespeare and Hamlet
What happened in the Elizabethan England Era
This prominent director said, " 'Theatre is a question of a gathering which is subordinated to ritual: nothing is represented or shown, but we participate in a ceremonial which releases the collective unconscious." He conducted long term research on performance and believed the rehearsal process and performances were sacred.
Who is Jerzy Grotowski
Freud served as an inspiration for this
What are August Strindbergs Dream Plays
This movie was directed by Ingmar Bergman and is considered a classic of world cinema
What is The Seventh Seal
The French Novelist, Playwright, and Journalist, Emile Zola is the self proclaimed leader of this theme.
hint: Andre Antoine is prominent when discussing this theme
What is Naturalism
To understand contemporary Russian life in the 19th and 20th century, you would explore the works of this playwright
Who is Anton Chekhov
This playwright received adulation from Parisians and the court but gained much criticism from churchmen.
Who is Moliere
This ballet impresario was inspired by the symbolistic works of Stéphane Mallarmé
Who is Sergei Diaghilev
This is a dramatic genre from nineteenth-century theatre and was codified by Eugene Scribe
This theme was noted in class by the Professor as not being practiced in Washington, D.C. all that much despite it being the Nations Capitol.
What is Voices of Dissent - Theatre as Political Statement
Waiting for Lefty was inspired by this historical event
What is New York City Taxi Strike of February 1934
also acceptable answer: What is attacks on communism
This playwright produced a player that was said to be instrumental in the "Theatre of the Absurd"
Who is Samuel Beckett
This playwright was inspired by the biomechanics teachings of Meyerhold
Who is Vladimir Mayakovsky
He is the penultimate Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and is known for his support of the court theatre.
Who is Georg II
The identification and description of the 5isms associated with the Pendulum Swing trend.
What is:
Surrealism – explores the unconscious activities of the mind, presenting images as in a dream, without order or sequence.
Expressionism – EVERY element of the world is seen through the filter of the central character (nightmare vision).
Symbolism – Expressing emotion and ideas through abstract movement and creating mood through abstract sound.
Futurism – Total rejection of tradition. (The Assembly Line as Art)
Dadaism – anything goes here!
A Doll's House created a great sensation at the time it was produced because of this reason.
What is struggling to find self fulfillment as a woman in a male dominated world
He created agitprop posters in support of the Communist Party
Who is Vladimir Mayakovsky
Inspired by Meyerhold and Biomechanics, Nikolai Evreinov created this kind of performance
What are monodramas
He was a major figure in the European Avant-Garde and the Theatre of Cruelty
Who is Antonin Artaud