Practitioners and Techniques 17-01-23

Practitioners 

Brecht

Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) was one of the twentieth centuries most influential practitioners. Brecht questioned how the spectators reacted to drama whilst watching a performance. Rather than being invested in the plot of the show they are watching, Brecht wanted to emotionally challenge the audience by reminding them what they are actually watching and using societal issues within his work. He wanted his audience members to be engaged in the performance rather than just using the theatre as an a escapism. 

Gecko theatre 

Amit Lahav, Artistic director leads an award-winning and internationally respected physical theatre company since 2001. Geckos work is created for and by people of all cultures in an effort to represent everyone, regardless of age, gender or origin. They use several languages in their work and express universal stories through movement and emotion, sound, lighting and set design, making their work accessible to individuals of all backgrounds and cultures. 

Techniques 

Still image- A vivid motionless scene or image

Slow motion- Sometimes scenes showing events such as fights in slow motion for greater effect 

Thought tracking- Speaking thoughts aloud

Direct address- An actor speaking directly to the audience. 

Mime- A story through gestures and motion with no speaking involved

Dramatic pause- During the dialogue a short silence is created for tension

Flashbacks- A transition to an earlier event that interrupts the story 

Narrator- A person who tells a story or gives account of something

Choral speaking- Actors saying the same thing in unison

Multi-roles- Actors who perform more than one character within show/ performance

Monologues- A speech made by one actor in a play, film or Tv show.- especially when alone

Cross-cutting- What you do after you've created a series of scenes and you reorder them to create a piece of theatre that goes forwards or backwards in time.