Show:
Emotional Heightening
Laban
Shakespeare
Physical Theatre
Vocab
100
The point in a scene in which the scene can go no further; usually caused by lack of emotional heightening
What is the saturation point
100
One of Laban’s 8 efforts that requires actors and directors to question whether the movement is sustained or sudden when analyzing movement
What is time.
100
This is how many syllables an iamb is made of.
What is 2
100
He was responsible for the creation of a system for understanding the more subtle characteristics about the way a movement is done with respect to inner intention
Who is Rudolf Laban
100
___________ is an acting skill (voice, Body language/ gesture etc.) that represents social meaning either for a character or for the whole scene
What is Gestus
200
The reaction to significant stimuli
What is the orienting response.
200
One of Laban’s 8 efforts that requires actors and directors to question whether the movement is heavy or light when analyzing movement
What is weight.
200
How many syllables a sentence written in iambic pentameter is made of
What is 10
200
The form of theatre which maintains that every aspect of theatre must have purpose: every movement, that is choreographed; to each line, that is learned perfectly; to each lighting effect, that is used to convey a mood or message
What is total Theatre (Berkoff)
200
A character, event, prop etc. that represents a deeper moral or political meaning
What is an allegory
300
An action that triggers an emotional response; usually the start of a scene.
What is a stimulus
300
One of Laban’s 8 efforts that requires actors and directors to question whether the movement is flexible or direct when analyzing movement
What is space
300
The format of a sonnet
What is abab, cdcd, efef, gg
300
The most commonly used level of tension in our day-to-day activities
What is alert
300
The two theatrical styles did Berkoff aim to combine
What is pantomime and the spoken word.
400
A pattern wherein a stimulus triggers an emotional response
What is a game
400
direct, heavy and sudden movement
What is thrust
400
A sonnet contains ___________ lines of iambic pentameter.
What is 14
400
The form of theatre that is most likely to teach the audience something or the director’s/playwright’s intentions and opinions is which of the following
What is Epic Theatre (Brecht)
400
A 4 line poem; 4 lines of a poem
What is a Quatrain
500
This American psychologist identified the eight primary emotions
Who is Robert Plutchik
500
direct, light and sudden movement
What is dab.
500
The two types of syllables an iamb is made of.
What is stressed and unstressed.
500
Brecht's Verfremdungseffeckt is also known as this. A way to separate the audience from the theatrical experience.
What is the alienation effect.
500
Intending to teach the audience something ( there to reveal the playwright/ director’s intention/ message)
What is Didactic