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Notes of TIP on Brecht

Brecht wanted: to develop the means of entertainment into an object of instruction, and to change certain institutions from places of amusement into organs of public communication.
To create characters that deliver a political and social message.
Exercise: the narrator:inform people in the other side to know something without talking
Exercise:turbulent times:think about how the events that time affected Brecht and his work.
Exercise:class:reorder people in line by different characteristics
Exercise: taxi driver: student A(taxi driver) needs to figure out who student B is acting out and student B needs to act out different character and show their background and social class as much as he or she can.
Externalisation:to show thoughts or feelings on the outside using gesture,movement and facial expression
Gestus:a gesture that defines the position your character is in within society
Exercise:folding linen:act out 2 house wives arguing then act out silently
Exercise:characterisation of a fellow actor:imitate someone in your group
Exercise:v-effect:read the speech from Grusha in the Caucasian Chalk Circle and improvise it.
Exercise:gestus
Exercise:the ensemble read through:read whole play in a circle using narrating tone
Exercise:first reactions:think about following questions after read the play:what did you think it was about?what did you not like? What surprised you? What confused you?
Exercise: the set:set the scenes
De-familiarise:a technique designed to make the audience stop and think about the social effects of the events on stage.
Exercise: casting the play
Exercise:episodes:rehearse in episodes
Exercise:the message of the play:think about the central message of the play
Exercise:epization:think about how the use of she said/ he said effect on your performance
Epization:a rehearsal technique used to create a narrative style of delivery of text.
Exercise:2 stand outside feed the line to the 2 on the stage acting out.
Exercise:freeze and gestus:to work on an individual scene in depth and develop character
Exercise:stylising:
Exercise:banners:use signs
Exercise:lighting:decide lighting plan
Exercise:sound song and music
Exercise:voicing the part: voicing 2 character on stage
Exercise:epic theatre:use all exercise and techniques in the chapter to rehearse a piece of text
Summary:Brecht wanted to create an epic style of theatre that communicated a social, political and economic message to the audience.

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