JERZY GROTWOSKI Flashcards
(35 cards)
When
From the 50’s to the 60’s
Where
In Poland
Why
Return to essence. intimate relationships between actor and audience
Who
Jerzy Grotwoski
What
Poor Theatre
How
Features and characteristics
What is poor theatre?
Poor Theatre is the term used to describe theatre stripped with a focus on pure presence of the actor.
What is the actor trained to do?
Remove all obstacles that could and would get in the way.
What level are the actors expected to preform at, and what are the three expectations.
At a highly demanding level physically, emotionally and psychically.
Who are the intense interactions between, and what does it do?
between the actor and the audience to reveal the essence of humanity.
When and where was the laboratory created
in 1959 in Poland
What did Grotwoski put all his energy into doing?
into investigating the nature of theatre and the art of the actor.
What did Grotwoski study
Acting but his theory work surpassed his practical work
Why was Grotwoski dissatisfied with exciting theatre?
For it was trying too hard too hard to be like film and loosing the essence.
What did theatre borrow too much from and what did it need to return to
Had borrowed too heavily from film and needed to return to its essence.
What did Jerzy Grotwoski want to eliminate and leave, and what did this create?
he wanted to eliminate everything not required by theatre leaving only the actor and audience creating poor theatre.
what is poor theatre dedicated to?
complete dedication to the craft of acting.
What is asceticism
Self denial, self discipline which is often for spiritual improvement.
What did poor theatre try to avoid when preforming?
machinery and spectacle not created by the actor.
What didn’t the characters not use to indicate a change in roll
Make-up or costume, but used the change in voice.
What is a idiophone?
sound effects created by the actors
How was sound effects and music created in poor theatre
All sound effects and music was created by the actors.
How did the use of props work?
A few functional props were used (multifunctional) that were arranged and rearranged for every production.
What was the aim of poor theatre?
to make the audience and actors confront themselves resembling religious experience.
