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Comparison of Brecht, Meyerhold and Stanislavski

Comparison of Brecht , Meyerhold and Stanislavski

Introduction

Thesis Statement

The constructivist 's idea of theatre as a changeable human construct has been presented by B . Brecht , V . Meyerhold and C . Stanislavski in their own different perspectives . In the Meyerhold 's theatrical style he incorporated the audiences ' participation in to reveal the dynamic nature of entertainment associated to the reality experienced by the viewers . Meanwhile , Brecht utilized a naturally established theatre to form his social reality symbolizing the changeable nature of human construct . Lastly , Stanislavski 's theatrical styles following symbolism

constructivism and improvisation had generated his own dynamic styles of presenting human constructs targeting the naturalist precepts of performance

Theatrical ideas utilized by the three principal proponents , B . Brecht V . Meyerhold and C . Stanislavski , had significantly supported the idea of theatre as a changeable human construct ' influenced by social reality constructed under one 's own self-improvised and natural presentations of art . As supported by Eddershaw (1996 , the ideas of Brecht , Meyerhold and Stanislavski occupied a common ground I theatrical practice wherein an actor 's inner feelings are trained to mediate outwardly enabling natural expressions of their character portrayals Despite the obvious similarities in the theatrical concepts employed by the three directors , each of them was still able to maintain their own original constructivist entertainment styles

Discussion

Brecht , Meyerhold and Stanislavski shared almost common principles and ideas that contributed dramatically in the field of performing arts during the revolutionary periods of theatre . Brecht , Meyerhold and Stanislavski , together with other directors (Artaus , Grotowski and Copeau , had started the theatrical transition believing in the dynamic nature of theatre as a changeable human construct . In the new theatrical style conceived by the three directors , the artist did not bother presenting his /her own perspective of the external world rather , the artist should present it according to the images of the world beyond him /her creating an illusion of self-contained presentation and social reality portrayal

Bertolt Brecht

The famous German dramatist and director - Bertolt Brecht - had utilized the idea of theatre presentation as an instrument of directing social change . As for Brecht , the idea of theatrical presentation involved the anathema of human construct , which was deemed modifiable through series of reality exposure guided by chain of varying events The idea of Brecht 's theatre was to reveal the naturalistic scenes in to create a natural atmosphere that shall demonstrate reality and the changes necessary . Brecht 's theatre had applied the distillation of objective audience 's expectation on the preplanned concepts of his works . Similar to the value placed in a human construct , Brecht applied the same principle in his theatrical performances . As for Brecht anticipation and predetermination of story sequence were the reason why theater cannot instill a purposive social change among its audience Brecht thought of the idea of utilizing the concept of dialectical theater presentation employing the science of human relationships over the subject pre-determinism

In to setup the natural reality in his theatrical entertainment Brecht would break the normative perspective...

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