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an
English theatre and film director
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born
21st March 1925 in London
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is influenced by the work of Antonin Artaud and his ideas for his Theatre of Cruelty
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tries to understand why and what theatre is through personal
exploration
Brook Theories:
His Categories of Theatre:
Deadly Theatre:
- all theatre driven by the needs of commercialism
- theatre that tries to follow a set of rules (bad acting, bad directing)
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Holy Theatre:
-which explores abstracts notions and ideas that are
developed into something much more concrete.
- a theatre limited to itself
- transcends ordinary life (too narrow or too limited)
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Rough Theatre:
-which is experimental theatre that is meant
to evoke social change by examining certain aspects of life that are not traditionally
looked at.
- popular that doesn't happen in a formal theatre building
- source of the most renaissances in drama throughout history
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Immediate Theatre
-which is regarded as standard theatre that
incorporates elements of traditions as well as things that are deemed popular
today
-where actor are like mediums, totally in the moment
- when the actor is translating feelings and impressions to the audience who are carried along in the moment with them
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