Well... I wanted to talk you about something that I don't understand very well
that is the "elitism" and tastes in the theatre.
Do you like reggaton? Do you like pop? Do you like rock? Do you like classic music?
Do you like... experimental music? Do you like tecno?
Do you like it? Do you like everything? Really do you like everything?
If you like everything: awesome!
But, let's pretend for a second that there are some things that you don't like.
RIght?
OKAY! Theatre is e-xac-tly the same!
Myths and Curiosities - The curtain's open
There's a lot of people who say to me "I don't like theatre, because theatre is, is..."
Hey wait! No. It's not possible that you don't like theatre because You've never watched it.
It's impossible that you don't like theatre in general.
And if it would be the case, it would be because of some specific reason
Wouldn't it?
But, normally, the case is that people have not watched theatre enough for really know what they like and what don't.
So, it turns out to be a two-edged sword.
In the countries where the theatre tickets are expensive, as Spain, let's say
people don't go to the theatre, so they cannot know what do they like about theatre, and this is vicious circle, which grows up and, therefore, people don't go to theatre!
But, in other countries as Czech Republic (the one I'm in), due to you can go to the theatre for two euros if you are student
in these kind of countries, people know what they like and what don't.
In fact they have even favourite directors. Favourite directors!!!
As you can like Spielberg or Tarantino in films
there's people who like... well, I don't know. Any name of a czech important person here, I have no clue.
And, of course, this contrasts with the people who say to me:
"I don't go to the theatre because the theatre is like... for cultivated people, and what I want is to have fun"
So... man! Maaaan! Hello?
I'm not asking you to go to a theatrical adaptation of a Lars von Triers' film
I'm not asking you to go to a theatrical adaptation of a Mozart's Opera
I'm simply asking you to go what you feel like.
But, if you don't know what kind of theatre can you watch
it's quite difficult for you to know that do you feel like watching, right?
But, people, not all the theatre is only for thinking.
In fact, and this was already said by Lope de Vega
[...] I will say that I have, and sorry, / to obey to who rules me [NT: the normal people] / who, even with the ignorance of the people, I want / to say you in which way I would like to write [plays] / and, since we cannot follow the Art [classical one] / find a meeting point between them [...] Extract from "The new art of making comedies".
The best theatre and, in general, the best art is the one that touches
the head, the chest and...
Everything. It touches you everything. The emotions, the more visceral part of you, and also the head.
It makes you feel, it makes you think and makes you move.
The three at the same time!
That's good art!
And that's also good theatre. I think that. But well, it's only my opinion.
So, as I'm a little sick of it, I'm showing you know a little set of theatre genres that exist and I also like a lot.
But, I mean, said fastly, ok?
And I mean, NOWADAYS' theatre
So... here's a list, which I leave you in the description (it's from wikipedia)
Theatrical genres and styles. Well... mostly styles.
Random ones. Of theatre.
WARNINGA! Please use this list as a reference but take in count that <b>neither the genres nor the styles have to be pure</b>, so before blaming a company who said "we do this" and you saw something else, think first about it. In films genres mixes. In literature and painting also. In theatre is not different. There you have it!
Absurd theatre. It's a kind of theatre in which random things happen.
Very random. But it's very funny, as well. And it use to have a deeper philosophical meaning
among all that fun, what makes it really interesting for me.
In Spain there are Miguel Mihura, Jardiel Poncela
And also you have Pinter, Ionesco, and all those plays.
There's also improvisational theatre and Theatresports
which are spreading a lot all over Europe and USA.
As I told you is a kind of theatre which the audience take part of
and, basically, there are kind of "teams" in which actors improvise
and some have to win, basing on what the audience say
And, in fact, the audience propose improvisations and actors do it, thing that I find quite cool.
There's also Performance Art. Well, this is not a theatrical genre by itself.
It's a more visual Scenic Art, more plastic one.
In which the thing that matters is the meaning of the picture you are watching. So, what you watch is what has the real meaning. It's like a "moving painting", let's say.
There's also Commedia dell'arte, which is based on archetypes.
The "silly", the "fat", the "doctor",...
the "lover", the whatever.
But they are not exactly this ones, they are different. (EXAMPLE OF ARLECHINO)
In this case they are Arlechino, Dottore, Pantalone, and so on (EXAMPLE OF ARLECHINO)
But, comedia dell'arte is everywhere. For example, see this:
(EXAMPLE OF ARLECHINO)
Yes, they are Marx Bros.
Marx Bros. were basically "nowadays'" commedia dell'arte.
We have also Musical Theatre, which is theatre where actors also sing and dance normally.
Pantomime, what is really visual Scenic Art
and it's based on, using a concrete corporal technique,
imitate life objects and create ilusions
of being in different spaces and times, you know.
Shadow Theatre. This makes me freak out!
I've never watched this live, but I really would like to because I think you can do real magic with this.
Puppet theatre.
Another awesome thing. In fact the in good puppet theatre you don't see the puppet master
because it's done that good that it seems that the puppet has real life, and it's really wonderful.
And, also there's the fact that you can really tell everything with puppet theatre
Funny things and whatever.
In fact, you've already seen that there's a lot of TV programs in which they still use puppets.
There's also Invisible Theatre. Which is a kind of Theatre of the Oppressed, by the way.
And it can be performed, let's say, in a pub!
But you will never know you that is is theatre.
Because actors are going to make you part of the play and make you behave a s a character without you knowing it. And a Invisible Theatre can finished without you knowing that you were in one.
This really scares me, but I would really like to take part in one of them.
Itinerant Theatre, about which we've already talked.
The point is that it's the most difficult one to be watched, because it's not used to be performed.
But, when it is, is amazing!
I mean, you literally follow a theatre play.
It's like the whole world would be the theatre play, the scene.
And this is almost just theatre.
And I missed some stuff!
But you have also dance of lots of kinds. Ballet, for example.
Even if it doesn't seem it, there are awesome ones.
But, it's true that sometimes ancient ballets are really old-fashioned, I know
but sometimes watch one is really great because
for going to a ballet performance you have to read the story first.
We are super used to criticize people who spoils us the series.
Well, for watching ballet and opera, you have to "spoil yourself" before!
And what's the point then, you may thing.
Well it's HOW they expressed the story through the movement.
Because, you know, they are going to express and story, but without telling it to you.
They take the dance language for telling words.
That's why you cannot make a ballet out of everything. In that sense, it's limited, as well
But you have also dance theatre.
As you know it' a kind of dance which, basing on the fact that dance can mean
and without using any narrative, it makes you feel.
let's say that it is like poetry: a thing that you read and understand
but you can make lots of interpretations out of it. It's like "danced poetry". I like to call it that way.
There are other kind of spectacles as microtheatre.
Those are REALLY short plays. I mean fifteen minutes. Even less.
And just from five to fifteen people watch it.
And performed tow or three actors as much.
Those plays can be of any kind. It's a surprise.
You see a title that you like, you go and...
sometimes you find somethings that you didn't expect and, as it's a cheap theatre, it's really good.
And it's a perfect plan for hanging out with friends on friday or stuff. Also this kind of theatre use to have a lot of engagement from the audience.
And a theatre that I like a lot, as well: Forum Theatre.
A one that, well, it's more for thinking and even acting, as it's a theatre in which the audiences performs on stage.
And about this, you have more here up, although I have to make a bigger video explaining what is really the Threatro of the Oppressed and the Forum Theatre.
And, for the ending...!
Although we could talk way more about this:
Postdrama.
In the "classical" plays there's the texts and the stage directions inside.
For instance... I take this play from Lauro Olmo.
I open any page and, you can read.. "First part"
And the very first thing after it is a heck of big stage direction about what is or not on stage.
and then the play starts.
So! The "dramatic" theatre, let's call it that way
is based on a text and the way that the text itself says that has to be performed.
But this is a lie, ok? A lie. Because never ever any text is performed the same way as the text says.
If it would be that way, where the creation then?
I remember that I was discussing with a teacher of mine in Twitter about what Postdrama was. ("Postdrama doesn't exist. Full stop. And I have a mud pool for fighting with anyone")
And he is right actually
because postdrama is everything somehow. It's a text without any predetermined propose.
If you take this, it has a predetermined propose.
"See, this is my propose as playwritter"
But postdramatic theatre has nothing like it!
For instance, this play...
The only thing that says is
"Big venue. They enter. He says.:" It's not said even who is entering.
You cannot imagine who rich are these kind of texts for actors
because they are basically material for creation.
I fell super free when I see a postdramatic text because you really can do whatever you want. It's like clay.
And precisely due to that it's really cool to watch postdramatic theatre
because you can watch anything.
As I told you, Psicosis 4:48 is one of those proposes.
I watched this play before and I can swear it wasn't the same propose at all!
Jsut for you to imagine: this one is performed by four actors
and the version I saw was performed by three
but the Sarah Kane's text is a monologue!
Which is supposed to be for one people!
So...!
Well, you can imagine!
I don't really know if I gave you ideas.
If I convinced you or not for going to the theatre.
BUT!
If you don't go to the theatre, please, not because there's no options!
Aand if it seems there are no options... look well!
Look well because usually... even if the companies are not used to say what kind of play are they performing
I swear you! Twice!
That you can always find more information
if you want. If you ask for it in the venue.
Or if you go to the webpage of the company.
So, there are no excuses!
Well... money can be one. Ok!
But don't say me that theatre is only for elitists.
Nor say me you don't like it if you didn't go! Because not! Because...
"Read this with my voice. "That's a paddlin'!"".
So... see you in the next showhearshal!
Emm... I'm so dizzy. Oh god!
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