Stanislavski Artaud and Brecht three 20 th century

Stanislavski, Artaud, and Brecht three 20 th century directors, three distinct styles Theatre History…. November 12, 2014

Stanislavski — Russia ✤ devised a method/system for achieving true-to-life believability onstage ✤ also staged symbolist plays and encouraged the work of anti-realists ✤ “Stanislavski’s influence on modern theatre cannot be overstated. Most actors in the US today are trained with some variation of the Stanislavskian system. ”

https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=2 OD 7 phop. WWk Stanislavskian approach to Ophelia by National Theatre of London

Antonin Artaud —France ✤ ✤ ✤ believed that western theatre needed to be totally transformed believed that its literary tradition —which emphasized language—was anti thought theatre artists should study stylized Asian theaters thought theatre was a sensory experience, not a literary event thought the audience should be the center of the attention believed that humanity’s natural inclination toward violence

physical confrontation with spectators ✤ stylized, ritualized text should be reworked to point up relevance ✤ ✤ https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=g. Hn 2 Lj 7 R 0 Rc Artaudian approach to the role of Ophelia National Theatre of London

Bertolt Brecht (1898— 1956) —Germany ✤ ✤ ✤ ✤ as well-known for theories as well as his plays developed his own form of “epic theatre” believed that theatre could create an intellectual climate for so attacked theatrical works created purely for mass consumption thought audience should be involved intellectually as well as emotionally audiences should always be aware that they’re in theatre warned against Stanislavski’s ideas: audience should know those are ac would give plays opening titles in order to distance the audience

https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=62 -g. Yc. O 6 jr. Y Brechtian approach to the role of Ophelia National Theatre of London

Create your own method. Don't depend slavishly on mine. Make up something that will work for you Constantin Stanislavski The defeats and victories of the fellows at the top aren't always defeats and victories for the fellows a Bertolt Brecht No one has ever written, painted, sculpted, modeled, built, or invented except literally to get out of h Antonin Artaud