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 Student ResearcherPrimary Source Work with YearSecondary Source Work with YearPrimary Component of Theory (Short Explanation)Interview or DocumentaryExample of Acting/Performance with Technique (Can be Primary Source)
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StanislavskiFry - ExampleAn Actor Prepares (1934)Units, Objectives, Superobjective, etc - Discovery of Character through Physicality (Slightly more detail is necessary for the theorists below since the class is not familiar with them.)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGAqGU-uv3A&list=PL-OiU_JI2aHxFzJ6gYCSgNMevUa0AqMrQ&index=2&t=0shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OD7phopWWk&list=PL1WKARV4AmThMp0LSLgTVBnvNczVJkUHd&index=2&t=0s
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Robert Lepage
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Augusto BoalNatalia O.Theatre of the Oppressed (1973)
An A to Z of Theory | Augusto Boal: The History of Theatre (2016)
The Spect-Actor, Theatre of the Oppressed, Image Theatre, - Audience participation and community based theatre leads to people enpowered to generate social actionhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxQ6SsfhiCwhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5B0xx_mG29g
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Rudolf Laban
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Robert Wilson
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Vsevold MeyerholdNatalie Meyerhold on Theatre (1978)
VSEVOLOD MEYERHOLD: THE REVOLUTIONARY COMMUNIST DIRECTOR EXECUTED BY STALIN (2020)
biomechanics: exploring full use of the bodies movement in order to express what cant be discussed through naturalism/ Realismhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUrVR6APTFIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huF_yARpH-s
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Jerzy Grotowski
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Peter Brook
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Bertolt Brecht
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Eugenio Barba
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Antonin ArtaudLilyThe Theatre and its Double (1938)https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/antonin-artaudIntroduced the theatre of cruelty by 'assaulting' the audience with the overuse of screams, grunts and other noises. Used tech to overwhelm the audience's senses and aimed to have the audience reach a place of self confrontation. He also aimed to trap the audience inside the drama and fully immerse them while appealing to their emotions with haunting images or acts.https://youtu.be/yn-IvqV36jg https://youtu.be/8mjofllsvkE
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Anne BogartKriti A Director Prepares (2001) Importance of time duration, and utilizing shape and movement to add meaning to a production without babysitting the audience and trying to match their understanding. Emphasis on realism. Viewpoints.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VA4q5wxYCzshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiIHeQ8YU1M
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Jacques Lecoq
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Athol Fugard
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Julie TaymorArianaThe Lion King: Pride Rock On Broadway (1997)Julie Taymor (Jewish Women's Archive) 2021Puppetry and drawing inspiration from different cultures: Using techniques from the past to reinvigorate new types of theatre https://youtu.be/sYBHX_UBS4ohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdLHwW3LvQM
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Emile ZolaChiaraLes Rougon Macquar first book pulished in (1870)Emile Zola (1902)naturalism: saying the characters are subject to the enviorment or in better words the impact of social change on the characters within the society.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuzPc4AZR4k&t=11syoutube.com/watch?v=gMa7-nED1d8
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