Kieran Burgess - ISTA TaPS and Twilight - Download this resource from www.kpburgess.com
An aspect is any element of the practical-theory that can be focused on. It is up to you to decide what counts as an aspect. I suggest being as narrow as possible, and ALWAYS choose an aspect that is visible in PERFORMANCE. Rehearsal techniques or psychological aspects should not be chosen as aspects.
Some aspects of Artaud’s theory include...
Emotional/experiential essence
Assaulting the Senses…
...Bright, flashing light…
...Piercing, loud and/or hypnotic sound…
...Fluids (particularly bodily) flung around space
Diminished status of language/text
Ritual…
...Mask…
...Symbolic costume…
...repetitive movement
Stylised
Trapped Audience
Dream-like states
Screams, moans, chants
Repetition of language
Shocking/violent events/images
Significance of Gesture
Status of individual character diminished
Emotional attack on audience to leave them raw and vulnerable
Scriptless - improvisation, or planned and structured only thematically
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