WorksheetsComplicité Theatre Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
According to the text, what does Lecoq’s pedagogy emphasize before the spoken word?
Body, space, and gesture
Costume and makeup
Lighting and sound
Script and dialogue
What does Simon McBurney note about the relationship between words and images in rehearsal?
For every word, there emerge 10 images
Images are less important than words
Words and images are equally important
Images dominate over words
What is Simon McBurney uniquely gifted in, according to the text?
The art of collaboration
Solo performances
Scriptwriting
Directing musicals
What does Simon McBurney do with the mounds of material?
Rips and trashes through them
Organizes them meticulously
Ignores them
Uses them as they are
What do the collaborators in the Complicité rehearsal room offer?
Something unique
Pre-written scripts
Standard performances
Traditional storytelling
What is the primary source for actors and directors in many theatre rehearsal processes?
Written text
Improvisation
Costume design
Lighting setup
How is the devised work of Complicité typically created?
By a single writer
Co-authored by the company, creative team, and director
By the director alone
By external experts
What does the company attempt to distil in week one of rehearsals?
A full script
A short piece of source text
A complete performance
A musical score
What does the company constantly ask to engage?
Collective imagination
Individual creativity
Technical skills
Financial resources
What training does the work of Complicité go back to?
Lecoq training
Stanislavski training
Meisner training
Adler training
What is given if work on stage fails to communicate?
Instant feedback from tutors
A new script
Additional rehearsals
A change in cast
What is the role of the script in the rehearsal process described?
To document practical work
To dictate every action
To replace improvisation
To finalize costume design
What is Complicité described as at heart?
A group of directors
An ensemble of playful storytellers
A team of musicians
A collection of dancers
What is McBurney most comfortable describing himself as?
A director
An actor
A storyteller
A producer
What year was "The Elephant Vanishes" first performed?
1995
2001
2015
2010
