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  Konstantin Stanislavski was a Russian actor, director, and theatre practitioner. Stanislavski Technique stems from his theatre practice and is still used by actors all around the world today.  The method is an actor training system made up of various different techniques designed to allow actors to create believable characters and help them to really put themselves in the place of a character.   Stanislavsky’s System is a series of techniques to help actors develop natural performances.  He constantly pushed his actors to explore new techniques, and students who studied under him in the 1890s performed different exercises than his students in the 1920s.

  Rewatch the Artaud and Grotowski videos from the Five Truths. Compare them and think about the ways that they are similar and different and how they create TEAM in each version. After learning and hearing different perspectives in class, rewacthing both scenes openedup my eyes to some things I had not noticed previously. Artaud's form of theatre might be seen as therapeutic because it entails 'acting out' and might be cathartic for the actor or the audience, breaking free of restrictions that keep one from being fully alive. In the rendition of Ofilia from Hamlet the wonderful actress Michelle Terry, delivers a very emotional and contradicitve piece. I observed the rage when she throws the riing at the fish, and restricted confusion when she was looking into the fish bowl, then when the angle changed it seemed like she was going insane, and the loss of her father was overcoming her. The build up from being calm while looking through hus things, then throwing the ring, the...

 Jerzy Growtowski and Peter Brook ere involved in Polish Laboratory Theatre,  a fiercely dedicated acting ensemble sought to cut through the bonds of the polite literary tradition to rediscover basic human drives and conflicts. They practice  The Empty Space and Towards a Poor Theatre. Growtowski's form of theatre is often called poor theatre Brook and Grotowski were central figures in the initiation of an Australian performance revolution of the 1970s; and the performance renaissance which emerged from women’s theatre as a reaction to the male-centric ‘ocker’ sensibilities at the time during a movement in which Brook and Grotowski figured prominently. https://ses.library.usyd.edu.au/handle/2123/18140

 I do not understand the task. Do they have a specific list or just their general conception of methods? Use of  freeze frames/tableaux . This is obviously unnatural in the simple sense of that word and should make the audience think about the  frozen moment .  Techniques to  break down the fourth wall , making the audience directly conscious of the fact that they are watching a play. Narration is used to remind the audience that they are watching a story. Sometimes the narrator will tell the audience what is about to happen in the story before it happens, because if the audience knows the outcome then they may not get as emotionally involved. All answers were researched.

  Osajie Imevbore Mrs Guarino IB Theatre HL 11 October 2021 Working on this performance was a huge learning experience for me, and had a lot of fun aspects to it. From working in two groups of three, to working as a whole group and merging our ideas together, then to adding elements of sound , words and movement, I would say this performance was great. As a group, we were able to create different movements and perform them cohesively so it matched with the music. While trying to make it as non choreographed as possible, we were able to get across our message clearly and show the meaning behind the performance. I would say that the easiest part of the performance was the movements and arrangements. I feel like after working in two separate groups and using different movements, we were able to collab and move a few things around with guidance. After we chose the purpose of the performance and the feeling we wanted it to convey, everything fell into place and it was easy to sort out w...

  https://share.icloud.com/photos/0aIDeym3k9BjFXwscY00yRqFg To be played with  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-Xm7s9eGxU 

 The pieces created by each of my classmates were phenomenal. In Jackon's piece, the music had an upbeat tempo but was also very calm and it made me feel like I was on a beach on vacation. His movements also amplified the vacation feeling. For Geffen's piece, I loved how short it was, and I think it had a few sharp movements and fluid fighting sequences/ movements. For me, I feel like it was slow motion because it felt like fight choreography. Aishlinn's piece was also another favorite because I am a huge Adele fan and her movements for the Adele concert made me feel like I was at the concert myself and it also made me feel the emotions of the song. Kam's piece started off with a slow tempo then a fast tempo, it was very lyric-driven and I loved the idea of us starting off as an egg then becoming freer, then hugging ourselves, representing self-love. Millie's piece gave me a 2010's vibe and I felt like I was on the set of a Disney show. The dance moves were cool...