TPPP Outline

1. Pina Bausch

• What is dance? Is it theatre? Is it sport?
• Sparked the interest of physical theatre and conveying message through movement.
• There are some things inexpressible through words, so we use the language of movement to convey certain messages.
• The importance of set in her pieces and lighting in her pieces.
• Diverse philosophies she employs.

2. Mark Hill

• Anne Bogart and Tadashi Suzuki
• Very intentional movements
• Spatial awareness
• 7 Levels of Energy
• Viewpoints --
• Very different from Pina Bausch in many regards, but there are many similarities (Butoh)
• Grotesque beauty
• Western vs. Eastern
• Hara vs. The Sky
• We have the western and then we have the eastern and then sometimes we have a mixture of both.

3. Andong - Korean Masked Dance (T'alchum)

• A much more different approach to physical theatre than Pina Bausch or Butoh.
• Rather than flowing movements, has more to do with characterization.
• Unification of IB class
• Satirical nature
• Improvisation nature; playing off of the audience.

4. The Last Days of Judas Iscariot

• One of the most meaningful experiences -- So many important questions
• Now that I'm thinking about it, the first /play/ I've been in.
• So many important questions; learned more about myself as a person.
• Utilized lessons learned from Mark Hill and thought of ways of how I could characterize El-Fayoumy with movement (Pina Bausch)
• Development as an actor.

5. Commedia

• Striking similarities between Korean T'alchum
• Characterizations
• Satire of the society - reflects the society

6. Good Soul of Szechuan

• Mis en scene
• Use of everything we've learned thus far and apply it to the play.
• Artistic process
• Production elements coming together
• The experience of the production elements - something not familiar to
• Actually building the set, putting the lights up
• Lighting -- The importance it bears in a production
• The attempt to do a Brecht play and the sacrifices we had to make to uphold his theatrical style

7. Mother Courage (Bertolt Brecht)

• The movie we saw also bolstered everything previously stated about the production elements, but more than that helped us understand Brecht truly.
• A different acting style than that of Stanislavski, but still passionate nonetheless.
• Meryl Streep is awesome.

8. The Tempest

• Studied postmodernism
• Helped so much with Romeo and Juliet
• How the actors transcended the language barrier and communicated with their bodies and vocal expressions.
• Also set in modern day like Romeo and Juliet
• Staging, so interesting, gives inspiration to future plays to direct.
• Music added so much to the play and so did lighting.
• What can you use from this play to other plays in the future?
• Elements of Anne Bogart, Commedia, T'alchum

9. Romeo and Juliet

• Rhythm and musicality
• Shakespeare's language
• Communication through movement - essential
• Character development
• Commedia and T'alchum
• Again, Mark Hill's lessons.
• OMG THE TEMPEST.
• You as an actor -- There are those who method act and then there are those who don't.

10. Philippines Service Through Theatre

• Theatre as a catalyst for change.
• Sparks a sort of confidence.
• First experience with workshops.
• Used Commedia, Korean T'alchum, Anne Bogart and Rasa boxes
• Everything learned in theatre.
• How to promote yourself in a positive light.

11. Water

• Explained in former blog post