This source is a film of the Royal Shakespeare Company production of ‘Marat/Sade’ directed by Peter Brook. It provided me with an example of how to stage a Theatre of Cruelty performance and I could explore the use of physicality, emotion, sound and so on. This source was extremely useful, because it helped me to understand what a performance would actually look like. Theatre of Cruelty The source was produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company, who are a respected and well-developed theatrical company who stage many different performances throughout the years. This source is useful because it provides a close look at the performances of the company in this style. It would be useful to any performer who wanted to get an example of how the performance would be done in this style. Westside Auditorium. (1973). Summer Storm. [Online Video]. 27 September 2013. Available from: . [Accessed: 26 February 2015]. This source is a film of a 1973 production of featuring Tatsumi ‘Summer Hijikata. This helped me to explore the sense of rhythm Artaud expected his performers to have and gave examples of how these performers may move. The source was produced in the Westside Auditorium of a University and it was the choice of Tatsumi to film it. Therefore, this is a reliable source to explore how Tatsumi moved in his performances and how this could be incorporated into the performances of Theatre of Cruelty actors. This would be useful for any practitioner who wants to show their performers how to move in this style as it gives a clear, obvious example.
This source is a film of the Royal Shakespeare Company production of ‘Marat/Sade’ directed by Peter Brook. It provided me with an example of how to stage a Theatre of Cruelty performance and I could explore the use of physicality, emotion, sound and so on. This source was extremely useful, because it helped me to understand what a Theatre of Cruelty performance would actually look like. The source was produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company, who are a respected and well-developed theatrical company who stage many different performances throughout the years. This source is useful because it provides a close look at the performances of the company in this style. It would be useful to any performer who wanted to get an example of how the performance would be done in this style. Westside Auditorium. (1973). Summer Storm. [Online Video]. 27 September 2013. Available from: . [Accessed: 26 February 2015]. This source is a film of a 1973 production of ‘Summer featuring Tatsumi Hijikata. This helped me to explore the sense of rhythm Artaud expected his performers to have and gave examples of how these performers may move. The source was produced in the Westside Auditorium of a University and it was the choice of Tatsumi to film it. Therefore, this is a reliable source to explore how Tatsumi moved in his performances and how this could be incorporated into the performances of Theatre of Cruelty actors. This would be useful for any practitioner who wants to show their performers how to move in this style as it gives a clear, obvious example.
ri_final.docx