THAR 281 1st Edition Lecture 8Outline of Last LectureI. Anton ChekhovII. Moscow Art TheatreIII. Konstantin StanislavskiOutline of Current Lecture I. Anti-Realisma. The Dream PlayII. Maurice MaeterlinkIII. The Ubu PlaysIV. Meyerholda. BiomechanicsCurrent Lecture – Anti-RealismI. Anti-Realism wanted to create a whole new theater. The most influential type of theaterin this period was Symbolism. This was initially started in France, but spread through Europe. This type of theater meant that everything had a meaning. They wanted to capture the mood and quality of a play rather that the plot and characters. This period does not get far and is short lived. This was because the symbolism was too abstract andnot consistent throughout all of the plays. August Stringberg, who was part of realism too, wrote two influential plays called The Dream Play and Miss Julie. a. The Dream Play moved away from textual theater to the audience having to pay attention to the settings to fully understand the play. The idea of materialism is shown here, the always wanting of more than what you have. There is a lot of symbolism in this play, especially dealing with biblical features. 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.II. Maurice Maeterlink was Belgium and the most successful symbolist. He thought theatershould present a shadow, reflection, a projection of symbolic forms. This means that what is suggested in the text is more important than the words actually spoken. His famous works are the Intruders and The Blind. III. The Ubu Plays were very grotesque plays. The most important Ubu Play is the Ubu Roi. This play combines Macbeth and Julius Caesar plays. The most common symbol was of the modern man, to portray him as greedy, ugly, stupid, fat, and evil. These plays were initially banned and illegal, so they were moved to puppet plays, which led to obsurdism.IV. Meyerhold was an anti-realist director. He was at once an original member of the Moscow Art Theater, but once it grew he left. He wanted to free the theater from rules and conventions. He was influenced by comedia, circuses, and English musicals.a. Meyerhold created a system of acting called Biomechanics. This was to train actors as machines. Its goal was to reduce tension (Relaxation) of movements, improve balance, and increase kinesthetic awareness through etudes. These etudes were simple sketches that eventually got more complex. This was to increase the preciseness of an actor. This method was completely opposite of theRealism method of