LAMDA Theatre Practitioners and Theory 2

Question 1

Bertolt Brecht's concept of 'Verfremdungseffekt' is best described as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

An alienation effect designed to prevent emotional identification

Answer

Verfremdungseffekt (alienation effect) is Brecht's technique of making the familiar strange so audiences think critically rather than emotionally identify with characters.

Question 2

Jerzy Grotowski's concept of 'poor theatre' emphasized which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Stripping theatre down to the essential actor-spectator relationship

Answer

Grotowski's poor theatre eliminated all non-essential elements, focusing solely on the trained actor's relationship with the audience.

Question 3

In Konstantin Stanislavski's system, 'given circumstances' refers to which concept?

Accepted Answer

All facts, events, and conditions surrounding a character's situation

Answer

Given circumstances encompass everything that defines a character's world, including the play's facts, plot, setting, time period, and context.

Question 4

Peter Brook's influential 1968 book on theatre theory is titled what?

Accepted Answer

The Empty Space

Answer

'The Empty Space' by Peter Brook identifies four types of theatre: Deadly, Holy, Rough, and Immediate.

Question 5

Antonin Artaud's Theatre of Cruelty sought to achieve which primary effect on the audience?

Accepted Answer

A visceral, overwhelming sensory experience that bypasses rational thought

Answer

Artaud's Theatre of Cruelty aimed to assault the audience's senses through sound, light, and gesture to provoke a profound, almost ritualistic experience.

(LAMDA) London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art Practice Test

(LAMDA) London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art Practice Test

LAMDA Theatre Practitioners and Theory 2