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Theatre Practitioners and Theory Flashcards

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  1. Bertolt Brecht's concept of 'Verfremdungseffekt' is best described as which of the following?

    Answer: An alienation effect designed to prevent emotional identification

    Verfremdungseffekt (alienation effect) is Brecht's technique of making the familiar strange so audiences think critically rather than emotionally identify with characters.

  2. Jerzy Grotowski's concept of 'poor theatre' emphasized which of the following?

    Answer: Stripping theatre down to the essential actor-spectator relationship

    Grotowski's poor theatre eliminated all non-essential elements, focusing solely on the trained actor's relationship with the audience.

  3. In Konstantin Stanislavski's system, 'given circumstances' refers to which concept?

    Answer: All facts, events, and conditions surrounding a character's situation

    Given circumstances encompass everything that defines a character's world, including the play's facts, plot, setting, time period, and context.

  4. Peter Brook's influential 1968 book on theatre theory is titled what?

    Answer: The Empty Space

    'The Empty Space' by Peter Brook identifies four types of theatre: Deadly, Holy, Rough, and Immediate.

  5. Antonin Artaud's Theatre of Cruelty sought to achieve which primary effect on the audience?

    Answer: A visceral, overwhelming sensory experience that bypasses rational thought

    Artaud's Theatre of Cruelty aimed to assault the audience's senses through sound, light, and gesture to provoke a profound, almost ritualistic experience.

  6. Which practitioner is most associated with the development of physical theatre and the idea of 'the body as the primary instrument of performance'?

    Answer: Jacques Lecoq

    Jacques Lecoq's school in Paris developed a movement-based approach to theatre training, making the body the central expressive tool.

  7. Augusto Boal's Theatre of the Oppressed includes a technique called 'Forum Theatre,' which is best described as what?

    Answer: An interactive format where spectators can intervene and change a scene depicting oppression

    Forum Theatre invites 'spect-actors' to replace the protagonist and try alternative actions to overcome oppression depicted in the scene.