THEA 120 Lecture 75: Theater Notes Part 3
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Early photography; the invention of photography inspired two main reactions into the art world. Dogville; first play we saw that had the rooms and places just drawn on the floor (no walls, doors, minimal props) In non-realistic story telling, the audience has a job. From the french term: the leading forces in an army. Refers to the experimental work in the arts, in contrast with conventional popular tastes. The avant-garde emerged as artists reacted against photographic literalism, naturalism, and realism. New expectations for what an audience will do: interpretation becomes essential. Challenges the verisimilitude of naturalism and realism by presenting individual, emotional states of mind. The scream, starry night (open to interpretation/not what you expect) Surrealists opposed reason and rational thought with the logic of dreams and unlikely juxtapositions. Man ray-photographer (nude woman with things represent a cello: surrealism. First line of the play is boring , just a list of numbers.
