Brechtian Techniques
- Created by: solomon_araya
- Created on: 29-05-18 18:00
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- Brecht Techniques
- Music/Song
- Characters frequently and sudden burst into song - sometimes directly to the audience
- Multi-Rolling
- Actor commonly perform more than one character in a drama
- Ensemble
- Actors on stage at all times and who perform together
- Direct Address
- An actor speaking directly to the audience
- Gestus
- The combination of gesture, facial expression and body language is used to create meaning and communicate a message to the audience
- Narration
- Where parts of the play are narrated rather than acting them, telling the audience what is going on
- Speaking Stage Direction
- The actors speak the stage directions directly to the audience
- Placards
- Signs or projections which tells us what's going to happen before each scene
- Tickle And Slap
- Lull the audience into a false sense of security and then hit them with something shocking
- Epic Theatre
- Distancing the audience from the action, to stop them becoming sympathetic with te characters
- Music/Song
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