VCE Theatre Studies Terminology

What does 'dramaturgy' mean?

• The text used for a theatre performance

• Theatre composition

• Research into a play to inform an interpretation of it

• A disease

How many distinct but interrelated processes are there in theatre production?

• 4

• 5

• 2

• 3

What are 'theatre styles'?

• Elements of theatre composition

• Traditions of theatre that are accepted as conventional and are particular to

  specific times, places, peoples and cultures

• The way it feels I guess

• The costume aesthetic for a show

What does 'contexts' refer to?

• The circumstances surrounding a play and its interpretation for an audience. This may include the time and place in which the play is set and was written, influences on the playwright, the language of the script, circumstances associated with the play and the possibilities for interpreting a script

• Elements of theatre composition

• Theatre Styles

• The background information of the author

Name all six (6) elements of theatre composition

Answer explanation

Cohesion, Motion, Rhythm, Emphasis, Contrast, Variation

What are the three theatre technologies?

• Digital, Mechanical & Political

• Emotional, Electrical & Digital

• Surgical, Mechanical & Electrical

• Digital, Mechanical & Electrical

Define 'cohesion'.

• Juxtaposition of seemingly different or opposing aspects or qualities within the interpretation

• The movement or implied movement of actors and design features in the theatre space. This may include position, pattern, arrangement, proportion and spatial flow

• The unity and balance of various aspects of the interpretation

• The pace, timing and tempo within the interpretation

Define 'motion'.

• The unity and balance of various aspects of the interpretation

• The movement or implied movement of actors and design features in the theatre space. This may include position, pattern, arrangement, proportion and spatial flow

• Aspects of the interpretation are given a particular focus, importance or prominence

• Changes to the dynamics of the interpretation, as may be evident in the use of tension, conflict, intensity, energy and use of the space

Define 'rhythm'.

• Juxtaposition of seemingly different or opposing aspects or qualities within the interpretation

• Aspects of the interpretation are given a particular focus, importance or prominence

• The movement or implied movement of actors and design features in the theatre space. This may include position, pattern, arrangement, proportion and spatial flow

• The pace, timing and tempo within the interpretation

Define 'emphasis'

• The pace, timing and tempo within the interpretation

• The movement or implied movement of actors and design features in the theatre space

• The unity and balance of various aspects of the interpretation

• Aspects of the interpretation are given a particular focus, importance or prominence