Creativity
True or False: Creativity can only be achieved by artistic people.
FALSE - Creativity can be achieved by everyone.
Who created "The System" and how would you describe it?
Constantin Stanislavski & it's the practice of embracing the "inner acting technique." Psyche, subconscious, subtext.
What is "flow?"
A mental state of deep focus and immersion where a person is fully engaged in an activity.
What room does the author of "The Creative Habit" refer to?
The White Room
We played a game in class - what was it called?
Family Portraits
Who wrote "The Creative Habit" and what was their job?
Twyla Thorpe - she was a dancer/choregrapher
What were acting/theater like BEFORE the system?
Focused on the physical attributes - "representing" the character, rather than feeling it. Broad, illustrative, performative style.
How should someone feel in a "flow state?"
People in flow feel both challenged and capable, which leads to enjoyment and high-quality performance.
Who celebrated theater in their culture first: The Greeks or the Romans?
The Greeks (this answer is a Daily Double)
What are GIVEN CIRCUMSTANCES?
Facts. (From the playwright, or image, or song)
Fill in the blank: “If art is the bridge between what you see in your mind and what the world sees, then is how you build that bridge.”
SKILL (This answer is a DAILY DOUBLE)
Name the 4 elements of the system.
Relaxation, Concentration, Specificity, Imagination. (This answer is a DAILY DOUBLE)
Name 5 of the 9 elements of "flow."
1. Clear goals, 2. Immediate feedback (by oneself), 3. balance between challenge and skills, 4. action and awareness emerged, 5. distractions are excluded from consciousness, 6. no worry of failure, 7. self-consciousness disappears, 8. sense of time is distorted, and 9. activity becomes autotelic vs exotelic.
What is the difference between Super Objective & Objective?
SO - Character's main goal for the whole play
O - scene to scene goal that connects back to the SO.
What is the MAGIF IF sentence?
IF I was this character, I would feel...
Describe the "Creative Process."
Habit, daily routine, discipline
What are beats?
Smallest emotional unit in a character's text. It's how you create subtext.
Define autotelic vs. exotelic.
autotelic (process is an end in and of itself) vs exotelic (external reward).
What was Hagen's philosophy of acting?
The actor’s “self” is the primary instrument because the actor’s body, mind, emotions, and experiences are the tools through which all acting choices are made. You have to truly know your soul, which means being aware of your own emotions, habits, fears, strengths, values, and responses. (Soul vs. Personality).
What's the difference between Greek and Roman stages?
Greek: more open theater space. Romans: more enclosed, providing better acousitics.
What is the paradox/contradiction to creativity?
Creativity implies "fresh and new" BUT you need habits & routine to embrace your creativity.
Fill in the blank: Art of ... vs. Art of ...
Representation vs. Experiencing
What is "force of entropy?"
Force of entropy (p. 109) Tension between a state of low entropy – staying in one’s “comfort zone,” has a degree of predictability, least effort and high entropy – the challenge of discovery, motivation. (This answer is a DAILY DOUBLE)
When the revolution of theater was happening, what was this genre called?
Realism
Name an example from the Art in Society lecture.
Photographs, Murals, Banksy Graffiti Art, Dear Even Hansen Music Video, Childish Gambino "This is America," Artists from the peace & protest era.
Visual art, music, theater, dance, fashion, etc.