18 Spectacle, Japanese Theatre 2013

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Spectacle Podcastpectac e Po cast

ReviewReview• Spectacle = “sum total of the design choices.”

• Lighting, sound, set, costumes, props, makeup

• Realistic Spectacle:

• Literal historical

• !ides the mechanics

• "heatrical #nti$realistic spectacle

• %eli&erate departure from realism

• 'ocus on mood metaphor

• Reveals the mechanics

• (ottom lines regarding #LL spectacle:

• )hat does the te*t re+uire

•

)hat can the te*t support


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Relatively CloseRelatively Close at -llinoisat -llinois

State: )hats realistic )hatsState: )hats realistic )hats

theatricaltheatrical


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/ac&eth Round/ac&eth Round

MacbethMacbeth at the 0regon Shakespeare 'estival. Realisticat the 0regon Shakespeare 'estival. Realistic "heatrical "heatrical


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Thinking aboutThinking about

SpectacleSpectacle

A sliding scale:A sliding scale:

TotallyTotallyTheatricalTheatrical

TotallyTotallyRealisticRealistic

Mixture ofMixture of

Realistic andRealistic and

TheatricalTheatrical

!elpful tip: (reak it down &1 speci2c design!elpful tip: (reak it down &1 speci2c design

elementselements


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Spectacle: /inimalist vs. LavishSpectacle: /inimalist vs. Lavish

• /inimalist:/inimalist:

• Little reliance on design choicesLittle reliance on design choices

• 3mphasis on plotcharacter over3mphasis on plotcharacter overspectaclespectacle

• 4353R#LL6 more theatrical, &ut not4353R#LL6 more theatrical, &ut not

necessaril1necessaril1


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#madeus 7minimalist8#madeus 7minimalist8

Amadeus Amadeus at the Paci2c 9oast "heatreat the Paci2c 9oast "heatre


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• LavishLavish

• !eav1 inuence of design choices!eav1 inuence of design choices

• (ig visual and aural impact(ig visual and aural impact• 4enerall1 more realistic, &ut not4enerall1 more realistic, &ut not

necessaril1necessaril1

Spectacle: /inimalist vs. LavishSpectacle: /inimalist vs. Lavish


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The Unexpected Guest The Unexpected Guest 7#gatha 9hristie murder7#gatha 9hristie murder

m1ster18m1ster18


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#madeus 7lavish8#madeus 7lavish8

Amadeus Amadeus at the 5ew 6ork State "heatreat the 5ew 6ork State "heatre-nstitute-nstitute


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#madeus 7lavish8#madeus 7lavish8

instein on the !eachinstein on the !each


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Lavish

/inimalist

"heatricalRealistic

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)here would we put thefour shows 1ouve seenthis semester (reak itdown &1 elements, as

necessar1?


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Spectacle:Spectacle:

#tmosphere#tmosphere

• #tmosphere: the#tmosphere: the "eel"eel created &1 thecreated &1 the

choices of spectaclechoices of spectacle

• Relationship &etween the intention ofRelationship &etween the intention ofthe te*t and the impact of thethe te*t and the impact of the

spectaclespectacle


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0ur "own: speci2c0ur "own: speci2c

momentmoment

#ur To$n#ur To$n at -ndiana Repertor1 "heatreat -ndiana Repertor1 "heatre


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Spectacle:Spectacle:

/etaphor/etaphor

• /etaphor: the central idea, message,/etaphor: the central idea, message,

or theme as reected &1 spectacleor theme as reected &1 spectacle

• 0ften reected in a central image0ften reected in a central image

• /ust support the potential of the te*t/ust support the potential of the te*t


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0thello: 9entral0thello: 9entral

-mage-mage


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Salesman: 9entralSalesman: 9entral

-mage-mage

Death o" a %alesmanDeath o" a %alesman at -ndiana Repertor1at -ndiana Repertor1


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• 3astern vs. )estern Philosoph1

• )est: #ction, motion, change

•

3ast: -nsight, stasis, acceptance

• @en (uddhism

• Search for enlightenment

• %etachment from worldl1 pleasures andpossessions

• Shinto

• )orship of kami

• %ivinit1 in an1thing amaAing


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• %eep roots in tradition

• Presentational St1liAed #nti$Realistic

• Performance over te*t

• %iBerent handling of change and conict


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• Puppets with lifelike detail

• Puppeteers are visi&le, &ut silent

• /usician and narrator are visi&le oBstage

• Scener1 is ela&orate, multiple shifts


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9lick here for alink of (unrakuin action


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• !ow is this pla1 diBerent than the westernpla1s weve read so far this semester

• Poetics elements and importance, especiall1spectacle

• Cse of performance over te*t

• )here do 1ou see Dapanese religious andphilosophical conte*ts e*pressed


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• 5ote: 3ver1thing from here on out is5ote: 3ver1thing from here on out isthe material on which the Podcast wasthe material on which the Podcast was&ased.&ased.


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Spectacle: "heatricalSpectacle: "heatrical

• #n1 deli&erate departure from realism#n1 deli&erate departure from realism

• "heatricalism in performance "heatricalism in performance

• /ore a&out mood, image, metaphor/ore a&out mood, image, metaphor

• Reveals 3mphasiAes the mechanics ofReveals 3mphasiAes the mechanics oftheatretheatre

• #cknowledgement: "his is a#cknowledgement: "his is aperformance, not real lifeperformance, not real life

• Dudged &1 intention, not result Dudged &1 intention, not result


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#ristotle on Spectacle#ristotle on Spectacle

““ "he Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional "he Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional

attraction of its own, &ut, of all the parts,attraction of its own, &ut, of all the parts,

it is the least artistic, and connected leastit is the least artistic, and connected leastwith the art of poetr1. 'or the power ofwith the art of poetr1. 'or the power of

"raged1, we ma1 &e sure, is felt even "raged1, we ma1 &e sure, is felt even

apart from representation and actors.apart from representation and actors.

(esides, the production of spectacular(esides, the production of spectacular

eBects depends more on the art of theeBects depends more on the art of the

stage machinist than on that of the poet.”stage machinist than on that of the poet.”


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#nal1Aing Spectacle#nal1Aing Spectacle

• Spectacle = “sum total of the design choices.”Spectacle = “sum total of the design choices.”

• Lighting, sound, set, costumes, props, makeupLighting, sound, set, costumes, props, makeup

•

Primar1 St1listic 9hoicesPrimar1 St1listic 9hoices• Realistic vs. "heatricalRealistic vs. "heatrical

• /inimalist vs. Lavish/inimalist vs. Lavish

• -mpact of these on atmosphere and metaphor-mpact of these on atmosphere and metaphor

• (ottom lines regarding spectacle:(ottom lines regarding spectacle:

• )hat does the te*t)hat does the te*t re+uirere+uire

• )hat can the te*t)hat can the te*t supportsupport


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Spectacle: RealisticSpectacle: Realistic

• Realistic: Literal depiction of theRealistic: Literal depiction of the

ph1sicalvisual world of the pla1ph1sicalvisual world of the pla1

• !istoricall1 accurate, detailed, speci2c!istoricall1 accurate, detailed, speci2c

• !ides the mechanics of theatre!ides the mechanics of theatre

• Dudged &1 the intention, not the result Dudged &1 the intention, not the result

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