Physical Theatre
Physical Theatre
History: * Physical theatre is a catch-all term to describe any performance that pursues storytelling through primary physical means * The term “physical theatre” has been applied to performances consisting mainly of: 1. Mime 2. Contemporary dance 3. Theatrical clowning and other physical comedy 4. Some forms of puppetry 5. Theatrical acrobatics * Modern physical theatre has grown from a variety of origins. Mime and theatrical clowning schools such as L’Ecole Jacques Lecoq Paris, have had a big influence on many modern expressions of Physical Theatre. * Another tradition started with the very famous French master Etienne Decroux (father of corporeal mime). Decroux's aim was to create a theatre based on the physicality of the actor allowing the creation of a more metaphorical theatre. This tradition has grown and corporeal mime is now taught in many major theatrical schools.
Legacy: * Physical theatre had become such a big phenomenon today, being shown in movie such as “Stomp the Yard” and “Step Up” as well as huge worldwide productions such as “Wicked”, “Cirque de Solei” and “Hairspray” * We are the building block of the movement of physical theatre.
Techniques: * Important theatre directions such as Vsevolod Meyerhold, Jerzy Grotowski, Eugenio Barba, Ariane Mnouchkine and Tadashi Suzuki all explored and developed a variety of intense training techniques for their actors, that were intended to liberate actors and audiences from boring and unstimulating performances. * They argued that a performing body should be an instrument of expression that has unique rhythms and patterns that must be amplified, developed and mastered before a performance can be viewed as effective. * They also advocated a variety of training regimes and exercises to develop what they believed were important connections between the communication of physical and emotional truth in actors and many of
History: * Physical theatre is a catch-all term to describe any performance that pursues storytelling through primary physical means * The term “physical theatre” has been applied to performances consisting mainly of: 1. Mime 2. Contemporary dance 3. Theatrical clowning and other physical comedy 4. Some forms of puppetry 5. Theatrical acrobatics * Modern physical theatre has grown from a variety of origins. Mime and theatrical clowning schools such as L’Ecole Jacques Lecoq Paris, have had a big influence on many modern expressions of Physical Theatre. * Another tradition started with the very famous French master Etienne Decroux (father of corporeal mime). Decroux's aim was to create a theatre based on the physicality of the actor allowing the creation of a more metaphorical theatre. This tradition has grown and corporeal mime is now taught in many major theatrical schools.
Legacy: * Physical theatre had become such a big phenomenon today, being shown in movie such as “Stomp the Yard” and “Step Up” as well as huge worldwide productions such as “Wicked”, “Cirque de Solei” and “Hairspray” * We are the building block of the movement of physical theatre.
Techniques: * Important theatre directions such as Vsevolod Meyerhold, Jerzy Grotowski, Eugenio Barba, Ariane Mnouchkine and Tadashi Suzuki all explored and developed a variety of intense training techniques for their actors, that were intended to liberate actors and audiences from boring and unstimulating performances. * They argued that a performing body should be an instrument of expression that has unique rhythms and patterns that must be amplified, developed and mastered before a performance can be viewed as effective. * They also advocated a variety of training regimes and exercises to develop what they believed were important connections between the communication of physical and emotional truth in actors and many of