Tuesday, April 30, 2013

4/18/13- Svoboda & Grotowski

Josef Svoboda
most important person in 21st Century theatre technology & design
considered himself a "scenographer"
Laterna Magika
Black Theatre Prague- Black Light Performance
Prague Quadrennial- Theatre Design Olympics

Svoboda's design work
ScenEGOgraphy: The Stage Designer as Author
Svoboda



Lee Breur (with group Maboo Minds)
what makes theatre work or not work?
Red Horse Animation
animations are semi or autobiographical
experimented with Bunraku-style puppets
The Gospel at Colonus- embellishing the Chorus part of Oedipus


Jerry Grotowski
1933-1999
Book of Articles: "Towards a Poor Theatre"
"we can't compete with film, so why do we try?"
get theatre back to most organic thing it can be: just the audience, actors, creativity & imagination
Most Famous: "The Constant Prince"
"Poor Theatre"- artists get rid of tools; use your own body/voice to create visual moments and experiences
"Akropolis"- Quality of Movement

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