Theatre Conventions - SWSC Yr11 2024

Which of the following is NOT commonly considered a convention of the surrealist theatre style?

• Isolation

• Illogical occurrences

• non-linear narratives

• dream-like events

Which is the best definition of the eclectic theatre style?

• _{Exploits the conventional themes of}

  _{isolation, entrapment, and the supernatural, recontextualising them in modern urban landscapes.}

• Aims to shock, surprise, and challenge the audience’s perceptions of reality by

  presenting the irrational and the illogical in dramatic and visually provocative ways.

• _{depicts believable characters facing ordinary and relatable struggles.}

• _{Draws on a range of performance styles to devise performances that go beyond the reality of life as it is lived.}

Which of the following is not a convention of Epic Theatre?

• Signs/placards

• Song with a specific message

• Limited emotion

• Detailed/authentic costuming

A bare stage with a minimal set and just a few props; anonymous, non-identifiable costumes; ritualised intensity; vocal effects using the actor's voice - these are all conventions used in (a)   theatre?

Urban Australian Gothic theatre is characterised by which of the following conventions...? (select 4 correct answers)

• Supernatural themes

• The environment as a character

• An atmosphere of eerie disquiet

• Explores the hidden side of city life

• Presenting the irrational and illogical

Who is said to have created Epic Theatre?

• Andre Breton

• Bertolt Brecht

• Antonin Artaud

• William Shakespeare

Who is said to have created Poor Theatre?

• Jerzy Grotowski

• Stella Adler

• Stephen Spielberg

• Bertolt Brecht

Which picture would you associate with surrealist theatre?

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Which theatre style is this a description of:

The aim is to disturb the audience, affecting them as deeply as possible in order to shatter a false reality.

• Poor Theatre

• Theatre of Cruelty

• Epic Theatre

• Realism

Theatre of Cruelty is said to have been created by...?

• Jerzy Grotowski

• Bertolt Brecht

• Antonin Artaud

• Konstantin Stanislavski