THE-2000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Mimesis, Gesamtkunstwerk, Bunraku
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Aristotles poetics (335 bc), scientific approach to theatre. How theatre started, why people had reason to do dramatic things. Figured humans have innate mimetic desire and tell stories by acting out. Text- some sort of plan or plot, not necessarily rigid or set in stone, an ending is known (cid:862)li(cid:448)e(cid:374)ess(cid:863)- can be changed and affected, audience can affect show, actors response and decisions can make relationship. Other performances: ie basketball, no set ending, simply someone will win. Baptism- no connection to audience, no reciprocal interaction. Depends on change, no two productions the same. Collaborative: director, designer, actors, stage hands, stage manager, etc. without, now show. Richard wagner: gesamtkunstwerk (complete art work) argued the was highest art form. Said theatre involved art, lit, music, visual, statues, color, light, dance, movement. Means the can be very strong combining all these strengths, but also vulnerable to all of their weaknesses.
