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Directorial Effects on the Audience for TOTAL Theatre

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To Amuse, Shock, Amaze, Scare

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Group of actors referred to as

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Ensemble Chorus

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Physical actions for a group in Total Theatre

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Background movement, repetitive actions and mime

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Physical Actions for a Performer

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Repetitive actions, mime, acrobatics, freezes, stylised expression of emotion, facial expression, gesture, posture, gait

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Delivery of specific lines –or other characters

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Interaction with other characters vocally and/or physically i.e Performer holds, touches another character or vocally effects others through how they deliver a line.

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What a performer will use physically

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Eye contact, spatial relationships, physical contact; use of stage space

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Berkoff General Style

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Non-naturalistic, often focusing on movement rather that voice

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Purpose of Directing in Berkoff style 1

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All vocal and physical skills choregraphed to convey mood or message

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Purpose of Directing in Berkoff style 2

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Create extreme moods and an overwhelming experience for the audience

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Purpose of the directed actor in Total Theatre

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Establish themselves as story tellers through their choregraphed words, position and physical attitudes

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Directing using Expressionism because Berkoff was influenced by it -1

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• Stereotypical and caricatures of real life
• Actors can appear as grotesque and unreal…

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Directing using Expressionism because Berkoff was influenced by it -1

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• Stereotypical and caricatures of real life
• Actors can appear as grotesque and unreal…

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Directing using Expressionism because Berkoff was influenced by it -2

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• Dialogue becomes poetical, febrile (feverish), rhapsodic, lyrical – highly emotional
• Staccato -short phrases- clipped
• Rapid – breathless
• Unusually long pauses

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Directing using Total Theatre and Expressionist theatre style should emphasise -3

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An appearance of overacting
Broad mechanical movements – like a puppet
Ecstatic
Robotic
The significance of the spatial relationship between the performers
Intense emotions

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Performing applying Total Theatre and Expressionist theatre - 4

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Action of the play – intense/violent/ tormented emotion

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Performing using Total Theatre and Expressionist theatre - 5

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Reveal inner psychological reality of a characters through movement, (slow motion or extremely fast, gesture,

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How to Direct actors in Berkoff style (techniques)

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Tableaux -Chorus- Cryptos - Ensemble -
Grotesque - Jo Ha Kyo -Marche Sur Place -Mie
Attitudes -Base Pulse -Pantomime - Cartoon Mime -Figurative Mime -Storytelling Mime-
Mimage

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How to direct in Berkoff style to communicate a Kafkaesque nightmare (techniques)

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Express the anxiety, alienation, and powerlessness of a situation

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Performance Effects on the Audience for TOTAL Theatre

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To Amuse, Shock, Amaze, Scare

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Performance Effects on the Audience for TOTAL Theatre

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To Amuse, Shock, Amaze, Scare

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Characters physical appearance consisting of…

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Age, height, build, colouring – white face paint, facial features, athleticism, use of costume, make-up

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Physical Actions for a Performer

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Repetitive actions, mime, acrobatics, freezes, stylised expression of emotion, facial expression, gesture, posture, gait

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Delivery of specific lines –or other characters

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Interaction with other characters vocally and/or physically i.e Performer holds, touches another character or vocally effects others through how they deliver a line.

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What a performer will use physically

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Eye contact, spatial relationships, physical contact; use of stage space

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Berkoff General Style
Non-naturalistic, often focusing on movement rather that voice
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Purpose of Performer in Berkoff 1
All vocal and physical skills choregraphed to convey mood or message
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Purpose of Performer in Berkoff 2
Create extreme moods and an overwhelming experience for the audience
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Purpose of the Performer in Total Theatre
Establish themselves as story tellers through their choregraphed words, position and physical attitude
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Performing using Expressionism because Berkoff was influenced by it -1
• Stereotypical and caricatures of real life • Actors can appear as grotesque and unreal…
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Performing using Total Theatre and Expressionist theatre style should emphasise -3
An appearance of overacting Broad mechanical movements – like a puppet Ecstatic Robotic The spatial relationship between the performers Intense emotions
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Performing applying Total Theatre and Expressionist theatre - 4
Action of the play – intense/violent/ tormented emotion Gesture urgent - energetic
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Performing using Total Theatre and Expressionist theatre - 5
Reveal inner psychological reality of a characters through movement, (slow motion or extremely fast, gesture,
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How to perform as actors in Berkoff style (techniques)
- Cryptos -Grotesque- Jo Ha Kyo Marche Sur Place – Attitudes - Action Mime – Pantomime -Cartoon Mime Figurative Mime- - Mimage – Neutral mask
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How to perform as actors in Berkoff style to communicate a Kafkaesque (techniques)
Express the anxiety, alienation, and powerlessness of a character
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How to perform as actors in Berkoff style to communicate a Kafkaesque (techniques) 2
Characters are crushed by nonsensical, blind authority (Gregor is, see effect of Clerk on the family)
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Performance Effects of the Design on the Audience for TOTAL Theatre
To Amuse, Shock, Amaze, Scare
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ATMOSPHERE/ MOOD/MESSAGE created by the design
Mood -Create extreme moods and an overwhelming experience for the audience. Atmosphere- Nightmare, dreamlike, surreal. Message- Isolation, self-sacrificing, Kafka Symbolism- symbolising the inner feelings of a character/s
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SET links to Total Theatre
Often minimalist, with bare stages - focus remains on the physical movement
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SET links to Expressionist theatre
Often minimalist, with bare stages - focus remains on the physical movement Scenery is significant by its absence. Settings are virtually abstract and unlocalized, and the scene frequently appears angular and distorted, suggesting a bad dream.
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SET terminology
​Construction: Flats, steel decks, trucks, rostra, stairs, gauze, material, platform, furnishings, texture, colours. •​Positioning: Scale, perspective, sightlines, levels, entrances/exits, location on stage (SL/SR/CS/US/DS), relationship with chosen stage space (proscenium, in the round, traverse, thrust, promenade, end-on, studio). •​Stage: Hydraulics, revolve, tracks, cyclorama, fly tower, facilities of different theatre spaces. •​Furniture: Style, period, material. •​Effect: Location, proxemics, relationship with actors, action, traffic of stage, lighting, projection, scene changes. •​Suggests to audience: mood, character relationships, location, event (what is happening on stage in that moment), atmosphere
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SOUND Links to Expressionist theatre
truncated •​clipped •​fragmented •​poetic and lyrical
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SOUND terminology
•​Live sound: actor voice, sound of on-stage action, live instruments, vocals. •​Recorded sound: music, sound effects, soundscape. •​Output: Auditorium/front of house speakers, on-stage speakers, speakers hidden in props/set, rigged above or situated elsewhere. •​Music: Style, atmosphere, effect, bass, treble, tempo. •​Effects: Echo, distortion, volume, amplification, pitch, reverb, fade, crossfade. •​Microphones: Radio mics, microphones/stands, hanging mics. •​Suggest to audience: Location/time, event, mood/atmosphere, relationship to audience (see lighting section above)
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LIGHTING Berkoff and Expressionist Theatre
lighting was often stark, illuminating key areas of the stage space deliberate use of shadow
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Lighting Terminology
•​Lanterns: par cans, fresnels, (barn doors), profiles, moving spot, birdies, floodlights. •​Source: floor lights, side lights, backlit, rig (front, overhead, behind, side, diagonal), angle, practical lights (in props/set). •​Focus: area of stage (US/DS/SC/SL/SR), on a character/ location/set/item. •​Intensity: blackout, dim, harsh, bright, full intensity, medium intensity. •​Beam: Wash, spot, hard/soft edge, shape/size. •​Colour: Coloured gels, warm, cold (steel). •​Mood/atmosphere: Clinical, sterile, tense, ominous, eerie, foreboding, merry, peaceful, serene, calm, tranquil, intimacy, claustrophobic… •​Effect: Fade/snap. •​Specials: Projection, gobo, shadow/silhouette, moving LEDs. •​Suggest to audience: location/time (e.g. night/day). Character relationships, mood, atmosphere, an event (specific moment in a scene)
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PROJECTION link to Total theatre
use of monochrome images to focus on physical movement
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PROJECTION link to Expressionist theatre
shadow/silhouette, moving still, symbolism, colour/monochrome, warped, distorted, Suggest to audience: location/time (e.g. night/day). Character relationships, mood, atmosphere, an event (specific moment in a scene)
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COSTUME Link to Total theatre
Be able to work physically in. Flexible and not restrictive. Monochrome – focus on the meaning of the movement.
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What is gauze
a thin curtain that can be lit either from the front to make it opaque, or from behind to make it transparent.
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What is cyclorama
background device employed to cover the back and sometimes the sides of the stage and used with special lighting to create the illusion of sky, open space, or great distance at the rear of the stage setting.
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What is flats
a flat piece of theatrical scenery which is painted and positioned on stage so as to give the appearance of buildings or other background.
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What is hydraulics
The upward and downward movement of the theatre stage
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What is revolve stage
Stage which turns in a circle.
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What is trucks
Piece of scenery on wheels for ease of movement.
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What is fly tower
Area above the stage from where scenery/actors are flown in on pulleys
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What is traffic of stage
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What is a proscenium arch stage
The action takes place on a raised stage with a prominent arch around the top of the end on stage
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what is an end on stage
The audience are seated at the end of the acting area
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What is truncated
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