THEA 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Fourth Wall, Noh, Vsevolod Meyerhold
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As an arts movement, symbolism started in the late 19th century influenced by existentialists like friedrich nietzsche. Mystical and spiritual abandoned the idea of the literal onstage for the metaphorical. Early symbolism inspired many later movements: expressionism, surrealism, absurdism. Around the same time the stanislavski was developing his theory of realism in acting. Meyerhold believed that stage realism was false and he directed at the. We can trace later avant-garde movements back to meyerhold. Often used found spaces not theaters (factories, streets, etc. ) Theatricalism: expose theatrical devices and let the audience know they are watching a play. Refusal to adhere to the government"s prescription of socialist realism led him to be arrested and killed. As a response to war-torn europe, expressionism can be defined by revolt, distortion, and boldness of innovation. It rebelled against propriety and common sense, against conformity and convention. It rejected the conventions of the well-made play and the plausibility of stage realism.
