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Realism Seek the truth

Dance… … in America Not an artistic form (no time, no $$) Used primarily for social interaction BIG difference between dance in the settled cities (New England, Southern Colonies) and the frontier. The Virginia Reel

Dance… along the Eastern settled colonies Studied as an art form Follow European/English traditions Strict rules Formal etiquette Common conventions? Dancing in groupsintricate foot movements Liftslines Live musicspinning/twirling

Dance… on the frontier They’re dancing for fun! No dancing masters means no strict etiquette Dance becomes relaxed & commonplace Common dances:Quadrille Virginia Jig Reel

Dance… Square Dancing!!! The caller

19 th C Theatre Companies Repertory company: one group of performers performs a repertoire (set) of shows for a season – most popular until… The Star system develops: a theatre company is formed around 1 prominent actor, they travel & perform Theatrical Syndicate forms in 1896 to book touring shows in their performance locations around the country (hello, Ticketmaster?) – they hold a monopoly on booking until 1915!! Early 20 th C… companies are pretty well gone – actors are hired for specific roles in specific plays.

19 th Century Realism Begins in France c Playwrights see their purpose to be revealing social ills & injustices Aided by tech advances that made for more believable settings: the box set (sets look like the places they are supposed to be!) and gas lighting (allows specific lighting & use of the upstage areas & inside set pieces)

The BOX set (or unit set)…

19 th Century – Gas stage lighting

Henrik Ibsen Norway (1828 – 1906) “The Father of modern drama” - leads the realism movement Wrote about socially significant themes Stops using soliloquies & asides (unnatural) Writes round, well-developed, flawed characters Significant plays: A Doll’s House & Hedda Gabler

George Bernard Shaw England/Ireland (1856 – 1950) Most important English playwright of his time Witty plays/satires (comedy) emphasize social themes & feature believable, well-developed characters Significant plays: Pygmalion (My Fair Lady) & The Arms and the Man

George Bernard Shaw - Ireland 1856 – 1950 Inspired by Ibsen; he’s the one who stages Ibsen for English-speaking audiences – wants to bring more realism to English theatres Writes plays about real problems & social issues – war, class issues, prostitution, Church corruption Important titles… “Arms and the Man,” “Pygmalion,” “Mrs. Warren’s Profession,” “Saint Joan” Discovered the power of comedy to make a point

Anton Chekhov Russia ( ) Russian playwright who presents sympathetic characters (we easily connect with them) who are defeated by their circumstances Significant plays: Uncle Vanya, Anna Karenina, The Seagull & The Cherry Orchard

19 th Century – the Director Because of tech advances, need for historical accuracy, and need for consistent plot/character interpretations… we get one person in charge of it all… the DIRECTOR! Director’s “vision”: the overall idea/look/concept for the whole show that the Director is responsible for creating George II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (Germany) = first stage director!! – he refines the idea of ensemble acting – where no one actor is more important than another & the total production is the most important of all

Konstantin Stanislavski Russia (1863 – 1938) 1897 – founds the Moscow Art Theatre (dedicated to the ensemble concept, naturalness, clarity & simplicity) Develops a system of acting & character-building that focused on creating truthful emotions and embodying them onstage Developed his principle of opposites

Stanislavski’s “system” The 'system' focused on the development of artistic truth onstage by teaching actors to "experience the part" during performance His systematic approach includes work on concentration, voice, physical skills, emotional memory, observation, imagination, and dramatic analysis a.k.a. “American method” or “method acting”

Stanislavski’s Principal of Opposites “When you play a good man, try to find out where he is bad, and when you play a villain, try to find where he is good” Why? An actor MUST find something sympathetic to connect with in order to play the character well.