Thursday, April 4, 2013

Grotowskis Work




Jerzy Grotowski was a theorist who has dramatically changed the approach of theatre today. His idea of minimizing the gap between audience and performer has heightened stage work. He had a simpler approach to theatre. This was refreshing as most directors, actors and writers in theatre get distracted by lighting and sound. If you pull back on these elements you get a clear sound and movement coming directly from the actor him/herself. I found myself being drawn to Grotowski as a theorist because he had such a simple idea yet nobody had thought of it before. I do prefer the work of Grotowski and trying to stray from his ideas and accept those of others was something I had to do. I think that applying the work I have learnt from Grotowski and then applying it to other theorists’ ideas is going to give me a heightened attitude towards vocal work. 

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