THTR-T 125 Lecture 2: Lectures from week 2
15 Jan 2019
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Roles in creating a performance event: scenic design, actors, dancers, lighting design, musicians, composers, playwrights, costume design, directors, sound design, choreographer, music directors, projection designers, librettists. Lighting design: eliminates need for realism, can imply time and place. Understand (empathic curiosity: not simply being curious, seeking out with intent. Explore (perspectives & ideas: consider the point of view, heritage, motivations, beliefs, experiences, time & culture surrounding the story. Create (transform into space & time: collaborate with others, explore to envisage & create a love dramatic event, ex: theatre and dance - number of dancers, envision. Reflect (audience collaboration: scenography and audience merge & engage in dramatic experience, evoke powerful emotions, ex: horror films, car accident. Robert edmond jones (scenic designer) - instrumental in shifting from realism to implied setting (letting audience fill in the blanks) Paul klee (artist) - aesthetic nature of what we do.
