THAR 281 1st Edition Lecture 7 Outline of Last Lecture I Realism a Henrik Ibsen b A Doll s House c Hedda Gabbler II Naturalism a August Strindburg Outline of Current Lecture I Current Lecture Continue of Realism I II III Anton Chekhov was a Russian playwright and liked the Moscow are theatre He developed tragicomedy which is a comedy that defines tragic His plays are usually about ordinary people and their problems Chekhov s plays were ones that actors loved to be a part of because there was so much work but sometimes the audiences got bored His four most famous works are Cherry Orchard Uncle Vanya Seagull and Three Sisters Cherry Orchard s themes were abandonment and denial tied to the past social upheaval labor and unraveling of family ties Moscow Art Theatre was heavily influenced by Duke of Saxe Meningen This was a private theater club which had a subscription fee Since this was a private theatre plays banned could be performed here without legal issues These small theatres sprung up all over Europe which spread Realism This type of theater approached work as an ensemble actors working together towards a production One of the finders of this theatre was Konstantin Stanislavski Konstantin Stanislavski creates a theatre Moscow Art Theatre that is wholly different from anything like melodrama created Realism Advant Garde means an experimental These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute theater that is cutting edge of the time He was a director but most famous for his acting technique The Stanislavski method system talks to actors about their craft meaning that the actors must act and be creative Goals of this method are make onstage behavior look interesting and convincing actors should play actions and objectives and Orchestration characters be alive on stage like there is an imaginary world The method s techniques include relaxation on movements concentration and observing of others around you specifics subtext underlying text given circumstances actions and objectives objective is the goal and action are steps to the goal and kinesthetic response awareness of space around you Stanislavski s most famous work is An Actor Prepares
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