THTR1170 Lecture : The Cherry Orchard.docx
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1850: nature can give us answers, selects and structures events in order to present a clinical view of life so that the audience can come to their own conclusions, actors become characters, acting should be psychologically motivated. Naturalism: an extreme sense of realism, lacking structure and dynamic color (ex. Moscow theatre: 1897 stanislavsky and danchenko, wanted to achieve a high level of ensemble, wanted to emphasize the inner truth and life of the character. Rather than the virtuosity of the performer: wanted to clarify dramatic action.