1
Q
What did Grotowski say about performer-audience relationships?
A
- that there was an infinite number of actor-audience relationships
- because plays always had a different scenic arrangement
2
Q
How did Grotowski see the actor?
A
- as a ‘high priest’
- who creates dramatic action
- and simultaneously guides the audience into the action
3
Q
What must the audience understand in Poor Theatre?
A
- they must understand, consciously or unconsciously
- that the act of viewing the actor exposing his inner being is an invitation to do the same thing
4
Q
What was Grotowski’s aim in terms of the spectator?
A
- his aim was to disturb the spectator on a very deep level
5
Q
What did Grotowski believe that the audience should feel?
A
- as if they were a part of the performance they were watching
6
Q
What did Grotowski’s characteristics and beliefs around Poor Theatre result in?
A
- this led to a very intimate actor-audience relationship
