People
Wyat war did Ernst Toller fight in?
WW2
Where did classic expressionism originate from?
Germany
Who wrote most of this powerpoint and who made this jeopardy?
Yuli tang
Which front did Ernst Toller fight in? For whom?
Western front, for the German army
When did Expressionism Peak
1905-1920
What does expressionism rejected?
Natualism and Realism
Name the two people that we covered in the powerpoint; those who supported the expressionist movement.
Ernst Toller
Georg Kaiser
Name TV shows we had shown in the PowerPoint.
Any from:
Lighthouse
Spiderman across the Spider-Verse
Shutter island
pans Labyrinth
Bojack horseman
Penny dreadful
American horror story
What colours and shapes were often used in expressionist Costumes.
Distorted shapes that dehumanize the characters, and violent, contrasting colours that symbolizes emotions on stage.
What are "station plays"?
A play in the form of episodes instead of a continuous
narrative.
Why did Georg Kaiser support expressionism?
Kaiser had believed the industrial revolution and modern society hadtransformed people into mindless machines.
Name 3 movies that we stated in the PowerPoint.
Any three of:
Shutter Island
Spiderman Across the spiderverse
Pan's Labyrinth
The lighthouse
What do Costumes in expressionism look like?
Purposefully distorted and jagged, reflecting character's emotions on stage. Sometimes uses vivid colours just like the lighting.
What does avant garde mean?
Movement that rejected traditional realism or naturalism.
Why did Ernst Toller support expressionism?
Having being on the frontlines on the Western front in WW2, he hadsevere trauma. He needed a way to express his emotional disturbance and to deliverthe message of the physical suffering experienced in war.
Name the two plays we stated in the PowerPoint.
From Morn to Midnight
The Cabinet of Dr Caligari
What was the technique used in the lighting of classic expressionism theatre called?
Chiaroscuro
Explain the body positioning of expressionism.
- Actors strive to achieve unnatural poses and body
gestures to have the audience forget that the actors are
human, allowing them to focus on the deeper meaning
and metaphors.
- Actors often hold pauses longer than 'normal', some
may be referred to as only body parts, and many make
sharp body shapes to emphasize dehumanisation.