Study Guide: Exam 4
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Absurdism
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the idea that the universe is without meaning or rational order that human beings, in attempting to find a sense of order, conflict with it
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Existentialism
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a philosophy based on the idea that people give meaning to their lives through their choices and actions
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Jean Paul Sartre
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A French existentialist who said that people just "turned up" and that there was no God to help honest people. ____________________________ Famous play: No Exit
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Albert Camus
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French writer who portrayed the human condition as isolated in an absurd world (1913-1960)
"the human condition is absurd because of gap between our hopes and the irrational universe"
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Theatre of the Absurd
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tries to capture the absurdity of the human condition; man is in charge and god is absent, lack of humanity-no meaning to life, actors are clown-like, no hope
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Martin Esslin
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Coined the term "Theatre of the Absurd" after watching Ionesco and Beckett.
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Samuel Beckett
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Most well known playwright of Absurdism _____________________________ Famous play: Waiting for Godot
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Eugene Ionesco
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French dramatist who was a leading exponent of the theater of the absurd Elected to L'Academie Francaise in 1970
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Harold Pinter
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Realistic Absurdist "Pinter pause" - longer pause in between lines
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Postmodern
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a philosophical theory of criticism (usually of literature or film) that seeks to expose deep-seated contradictions in a work by delving below its surface meaning
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Deconstructionism
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a philosophical theory of criticism (usually of literature or film) that seeks to expose deep-seated contradictions in a work by delving below its surface meaning
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Robert Wilson
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post-modern theatre artist, director, designer, playwright, and deviser of unique post-modern theatre experiences.
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Anna Deavere Smith
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Female post-modern playwright "Twilight: Los Angeles"
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The Wooster Group
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post-modern NY theatre group Deconstructed well-known works Experimental production style
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Tim Miller
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American post-modern artist and writer who frequently wrote about civil rights issues
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The Rude Mechs
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Austin theatre company that develops their plays together Experimental work
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Post-Colonialism
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Challenges western imperialism Challenges the Western Canon of Art Activists Optimistic
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Ariane Mnouchkine
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identified primarily with Le Theatre du Soleil as its director and main artistic force "Les Atrides" asian acting styles, costumes, and make-up Theatre Works "Flying Circus Project"
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Augusto Boal
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Theatre artist, theorist, and creator of the Theatre of the Oppressed who designs theatre events for the disenfranchised to encourage and support social change
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Wole Soyinka
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Nobel Prize-winning playwright from Nigeria; trained to write plays in a "western" style (for which he has been criticized by other African playwrights); He has been in and out of favor with the Nigerian government because his plays have frequently discussed corruption at the official lev…
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Tadashi Suzuki
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Created a system which rigorously trained actors to perform their best Traditional Japanese performance forms
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Suzuki Method
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Based upon Japanese Noh and Kabuki theater, the training focuses upon connecting the body to the ground and concentration
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Study Guide: Exam 4