rehearsal techniques

aimstanislavski Acting – dynamic

and improvisatory(‘experiencing’).‘I am’ work – actor seized by role (not ‘living the role – a mistrans)

The systemActor develops a sense of self – controls concentration, imagination and communication. total mental and physical concentration = public solitude.

‘In every physical action there is something psychological and in the psychological, something physical’.Emotion / FreudPhysical aspects – Marxist determinism‘You can move from feeling to action, arousing feeling first’Physical relaxation ( hatha Yoga)State of body and mind that encourages ‘experiencing’ the role – this ‘sense of self’ then provides the ‘soil’

techniques Sharpen the senses through observation

Sightlook at a person or object for 30 seconds. look away then give an accurate description.

classic mirror exercise

HearingClose eyes. listen to sounds in room/building/street outside.Describe precisely.

TouchClose eyes.Examine object given to you by feel.describe it.

SmellClose eyes. relax.focus on what you can smell in the room. open eyes andRecall precisely what you sensed.

Imaginatively recreate familiar smells – chocolate, the sea…

TasteDescribe the present taste in your mouth to another person

Imaginatively recreate familiar tastes: vinegar, lemon, sugar

brecht Offers up character free from the actors emotional engagement

Artaud Antonin Unsuccessful actor, eccentric playwright

Feel, be transported

Theatre of cruelty

and madman