Exam I Flashcards
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Which director was known for his crowd scenes and using a prompt book?
Duke Saxe-Meiningen
Where did expressionism start?
Germany
What are three qualities of an expressionist production?
Presentational set, episodic plot structure, choppy and telegraphic speech
Who’s a director known for revolutionizing realism?
Stanislavski
Who wrote The Hairy Ape?
Eugene O’Neill?
Which Playhouse is O’Neill associated with?
Provincetown Players
Who founded Futurism?
Marinetti
Why did Futurism fall out of fashion?
It’s glorification of war and fascism prior to WWI
Where was Dadaism founded?
Switzerland
Who’s the spokesman for the Dada movement?
Tzara
What type of performance is Dada known for?
Aleatory
What are three hallmarks of a Dada performance?
Many things happening simultaneously, Nonsense poetry, and or improv
Who coined surrealism?
Apollinaire
What was Apollinaire’s main play?
The Breasts of Tiresias
What was the goal of surrealism?
To access the subconscious and bridge the gap between reality and the dream state.
How did surrealists attempt to access the dream state?
Automatic writing,
Who the Theatre of Cruelty?
Antonin Artaud
In what book was the Theatre of Cruelty coined and defined?
Theatre and its Double
What did Artaud want to do?
Drain the abscesses of society
Why did Artaud like the Balinese dancers?
He liked that he couldn’t understand what was happening
Where should the Theatre of Cruelty be staged?
Non-Traditional theatre spaces
Who helped form the Theatre National Populaire?
Gemier
Who wrote a 1944 adaptation of Antigone?
Jean Anouilh
Who wrote The Madwoman of Chaillot?
Giradoux