Rough Draft: Bertolt Brecht Bertolt Brecht was born in 1898 in the town of Augsburg in Germany. He is considered one of the most influential figures of the 20th century. Through many of his works and theories‚ Brecht managed to influence dramaturgy and theatrical production that to this date continue to be portrayed within the theater and on stage. Brecht was influenced by political ideas associated with Marxism. These ideas soon inspired him to use his talents within the theater to alert the audience
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Physical Theatre History: * Physical theatre is a catch-all term to describe any performance that pursues storytelling through primary physical means * The term “physical theatre” has been applied to performances consisting mainly of: 1. Mime 2. Contemporary dance 3. Theatrical clowning and other physical comedy 4. Some forms of puppetry 5. Theatrical acrobatics * Modern physical theatre has grown from a variety of origins. Mime and theatrical clowning schools
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all it takes is a glance – you can change an opinion‚ an attitude‚ or a life. How else better for projecting that glance to thousands than through theatre? I have struggled to answer this question‚ now‚ for nearly two months: What is theatre for? Only recently did I realise that the reason for this struggle was a lack of understanding; theatre does not have one specific function. It is undoubtedly the most versatile of art forms‚ and over years and miles we‚ as a race‚ have seen it employed
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Theatre and Development: Opportunities and Challenges in a Developing World Theatre. National Development. Theatre for Development. Theatre and Development ABSTRACT This paper is an attempt at espousing the pertinence of theatre in national development‚ especially in a developing African nation-state like Nigeria. In doing this‚ the paper identifies and discusses the exploitable opportunities that go along with the deployment of theatre in enhancing national development. The paper concludes that
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In Twentieth Century Theatre from the time of the Renaissance on‚ theatre seemed to be striving for total realism‚ or at least for the illusion of reality. As it reached that goal in the late 19th century‚ a multifaceted‚ antirealistic reaction erupted. Many movements‚ generally lumped together as the avant-garde‚ attempted to suggest alternatives to the realistic drama and production. Paralleling modern art movements‚ various theoreticians turned to symbol‚ abstraction‚ and ritual in an attempt
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Matthew J The Social Developmental Value of Theatre Arts 07/01/2013 Applied Theatre is an umbrella term used to describe theatre and drama based practices with the aim of social development. The topics can range from targets of community building‚ protest‚ cultural awareness and sensitivities‚ harm reduction‚ religion‚ health‚ socio-economic representation‚ and educational purposes. Within Applied Theatre‚ there are no set traditional theatrical methods but a preference towards innovative
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The Theatre of The Oppressed originated in Brazil in 1971. In its birth it started as News paper theatre‚ dealing with local problems and shortly after spread all across the country. The Theatre of the Oppressed was created to tackle political problems and oppressive social standards. The Theatre Of The Oppressed was originated by Augusto Boal whom was a director‚ writer and a politician Image Theatre- Spect-Actors make a group of statues which shows in a visual form on a given theme. For example
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Theatre and Other Arts - Theatre Challenges Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. Theatre has existed since the dawn of man‚ as a result of human tendency for storytelling. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture‚ speech‚ song‚ music or dance. The most important element of theatre is the audience
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Elizabethan Theatre At the start‚ the plays were performed in the courtyard of Inns (Inn-yards). Which were very similar to the Greek and Roman amphitheatres. The plays were performed outdoors. Theatre was one of the most profitable businesses of that time‚ similar to what the cinema has been during the 20th century‚ for this reason several playhouses were built. In some other cases‚ the plays were also performed in temporary stages. Playhouses were also used for gambling. Theatres were only
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Jose 1 Janelle Jose Professor Pappas AAS 254 16 April 2008 “Our Theater: The Hey Dey of the Apollo Theatre” Apollo was the Greek God of music‚ Poetry and the arts. His temple was at Delphi and was known to be a place of purification. There is a temple of a different that bears the name of the Greek god and its at 253 West 125th Street Harlem in New York City. The Apollo Theater would become as famous as the temple at Delphi. The Apollo Theaters home was in Harlem. Harlem is known worldwide as a
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