THEA 1206 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Metatheatre, Magic Realism, Postmodern Theatre
5 Apr 2017
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Often: breaks down the distance between performer and spectator, utilizes technology and multimedia, fragments experience skeptical of master narratives , recognizes its own theatricality, either revels in, or completely dismisses, spectacle, is playful. If modern theatre was seeking truth , postmodern theatre is in search of the real . Immersive theatre: designed to make audience an active, rather than a passive, participant. Performance art: concept-based , as opposed to entertainment-based , authentic connection between performer/spectator, can"t be repeated, captured, or purchased, many early performance artists used their own bodies to test their physical and artistic limits. Metatheatre: theatre which comments on itself by drawing attention to its own production, usually done in at least one of five ways.
