THEA 1331 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Threshing Floor, Theatre, Modern Theatres
28 Aug 2016
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Not a lot of buildings in the old days: started as a circle shape. Easiest way to tell a story to everyone. Discovered in greece (digging it up: threshing floor theory. Separating the performer and the audience: these stories became history, religious story telling. To tell people that their life will get better. Modern theatres: concerts, fashion show, speeches/lecture, movies/tv, opera, dance, symphony, sports, nightclub, performance piece. What"s the difference between all of these compare to theatre: darkness. Laugh more often with people around: live performers. Actors have to improvise and act dynamically according to audience reaction. Determine whether or not if the audience is immerse with their acting. The audience can influence what happens on stage: the scenery relies more on the audience"s imagination. Most audience now find it very hard to imagine the setting depicted on stage: there is no transition sounds or cues in theatre, actors decide how they perform on stage.
