6th October 2016
In this lesson we discussed the meaning of 'Deadly theatre' which essentially theatre which is repetitive and boring or as Peter Brook would call it 'bad theatre'.
We looked at some quotes and thought about what they meant in relation to theatre:
'If you let a play speak, it may not make a sound. If what you want is for the play to be heard, then you must conjure its sound from it.'
- the idea that for a play to be good and interesting, it's not always the best idea to just follow the script but add in your interpretations.
- You need to put in effort and time into a good play.
'Theatre has no exact place in society, no clear purpose, it only exists in fragments: one theatre chases money, another chases emotion, another chases politics, another chases fun.
- this could be interpreted as something.. IDK?
'Once within a theatre an audience cannot whip itself into being 'better' that it is'
- Peter Brook made the claim that the public also have a role in the creation of 'deadly theatre' as they are the ones who go to the theatre and promote something they may have just watched.
- its a never-ending cycle and it's unlikely that the public can become 'better'
'It had seen how many layers silence can contain'
- this quote referred to both the audience and actors. This is about both the silences between the audience and the performance, everyone is quite whilst watching a performance except for when it comes to comedic parts. Also, you have the silence between the actors on the stage during the performance.
'Theatre is a self-destructive art, and it is written in the wind'
- This is the idea that theatre isn't supposed to last for 5 or so years because over time, the messages and the meaning of the play will get lost
- Theatre always changes whether thats over 5 years of two days, a performance will never be the same.
'Whores take the money and then go short on pleasure'
- this is essentially saying that Theatre is the whore or directors and they make audiences pay a lot of money for a production in which they haven't put much effort into, its a 'half-hearted play'.
We then focused on working as a team and what roles people played in a group.
(need to finish)
In this lesson we discussed the meaning of 'Deadly theatre' which essentially theatre which is repetitive and boring or as Peter Brook would call it 'bad theatre'.
We looked at some quotes and thought about what they meant in relation to theatre:
'If you let a play speak, it may not make a sound. If what you want is for the play to be heard, then you must conjure its sound from it.'
- the idea that for a play to be good and interesting, it's not always the best idea to just follow the script but add in your interpretations.
- You need to put in effort and time into a good play.
'Theatre has no exact place in society, no clear purpose, it only exists in fragments: one theatre chases money, another chases emotion, another chases politics, another chases fun.
- this could be interpreted as something.. IDK?
'Once within a theatre an audience cannot whip itself into being 'better' that it is'
- Peter Brook made the claim that the public also have a role in the creation of 'deadly theatre' as they are the ones who go to the theatre and promote something they may have just watched.
- its a never-ending cycle and it's unlikely that the public can become 'better'
'It had seen how many layers silence can contain'
- this quote referred to both the audience and actors. This is about both the silences between the audience and the performance, everyone is quite whilst watching a performance except for when it comes to comedic parts. Also, you have the silence between the actors on the stage during the performance.
'Theatre is a self-destructive art, and it is written in the wind'
- This is the idea that theatre isn't supposed to last for 5 or so years because over time, the messages and the meaning of the play will get lost
- Theatre always changes whether thats over 5 years of two days, a performance will never be the same.
'Whores take the money and then go short on pleasure'
- this is essentially saying that Theatre is the whore or directors and they make audiences pay a lot of money for a production in which they haven't put much effort into, its a 'half-hearted play'.
We then focused on working as a team and what roles people played in a group.
(need to finish)
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