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WorksheetsPerformance Styles, Genres and conventions
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 16mins
Naturalism is...
acting cool unexpectedly
recreating actions as they would be in real life
over the top acting
acting in silence
Who was the founder of Naturalism?
Brecht
Mrs Alabaster
Stanislavski
Berkoff
Which one of these is not part of Stanislavski's system?
Magic If
Given Circumstances
Gestus
Emotion Memory
Emotion Memory is where you..
Remember your lines
Recall a memory from your past to get the emotions of the character
Your character says a bad memory out aloud
Remember your shopping list
Naturalism can be seen on
Soaps
Reality TV
Silent Movies
Documentaries
Television Drama's
Tragedy in Drama is...
When the feeling's gone and you can't go on
When you lose control and you've got no soul
Where you scare the audience
Based on human suffering to evoke emotions
Which of these techniques may be used in the Tragic style?
Slow Motion
Slapstick Comedy
Cross Cutting
Direct Address
Placards
Which of these are Tragedies?
Cinderella
Lion King
Up
Bambi
Bed Knobs and Broomsticks
Tragedy should..
Make the audience have empathy
Make the audience laugh
Make the audience think about their actions
Make the audience scared
Cross cutting might be used in Tragedy to show...
Before and After
Consequences
Alternative endings
The same time - different events
All of the above
Brecht's type of theatre was called...
Total Theatre
Mega Theatre
Epic Theatre
Monumental Theatre
Epic Theatre is..
Where lots and lots of props and set are used to make it EPIC!!
A political comment on society
No set and no props
Theatre outside
Where the actor's remind the audience they are just watching a play and they should learn from it is known as...
supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
Gestus
Montage
Verfremdungseffekt
Which of these would Brecht use to achieve the V effect?
Song
Emotional monologues
Chair Duets
Changing on stage
Placards
Which type of theatre opposes Brecht's?
Total Theatre
Naturalism
Physical Theatre
Melodrama
The theatre of Antonin Artaud is known as
Total Theatre
Theatre of Cruelty
Naturalism
Poor Theatre
Artaud wants the audience to
laugh
be passive
be shocked
have a good time
Which of the following would NOT be present in a Artaudian performance?
Movement
Touching
Clear narrative
Breath
Character development
The most important factor in a Artaudian performance was..
Understanding the story
Getting the message
Actor-audience relationship
Feeling sorry for the characters
Artaud believed the __________ should be assaulted
senses
audience
actors
floor
The use of exaggerated movement and characters is known as
OTT
Melon-drama
Exaggeration Drama
Melodrama
Which of these statements is FALSE about Melodrama
Characters are often stereotypes
Narrative is always concluded
Often humorous
Makes the audience think about their actions
Body language and facial expressions are very over the top
Which of these are stereotypical in Melodrama?
Damsel in distress
Rescue
Emotional Monologues
Music to match actions
Well developed characters
Which of the following used Melodrama?
Micheal Cain
Charlie Chaplin
Laurel and Hardy
Daniel Radcliffe
Melodrama often wants the audience to
Cry
Leave thinking something
change
Laugh
Physical Theatre is..
you move around
puppets are used
only movement is used
an expression of plot or character relationships through movement
Which is not a key Physical Theatre skill?
Flow
Timing
Tone of Voice
Proxemics
Speed
Which of the following uses Physical Theatre?
Blood Brothers
Curious Incident of The Dog in the Night Time
DNA
Frankenstein
Why are levels important in Physical Theatre?
The show power and authority
They show control
They show relationships
All of the above
Which is not a Frantic Assembly technique?
Round By Through
Push and Pull
Chair Duets
Hymn Hands
Follow the Leader
Which style did you prefer? (no right or wrong answer)
Naturalism
Brecht
Artaud
Melodrama
Physical Theatre
