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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Chinese Opera Company came to London and retained touch with its sources, creating something new every night?

2. The author contends that "we do not know how to celebrate, because we do not know ____ to celebrate."

3. Who from the Martha Graham company has evolved a ballet company whose daily exercises are a continual preparation for the shock of freedom?

4. In Grotowski's theory, "the act of performance is an act of" what?

5. Who does the author say is the most influential of modern writers?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the difference between the Pekin Opera Company and the Formosa Opera Company.

2. Discuss the playwright's role, as established by the author.

3. What role does the critic play in the world of theatre?

4. What are the director's principle responsibilities in the process of creating/producing theatre?

5. How does the author describe the Hamburg Opera and the audience who attended it?

6. What does the author say of Artaud's contribution to "The Holy Theatre"?

7. What does the author say in regard to replication and manner in the Deadly Theatre?

8. What is a "deadly" actor, and what contributes to this?

9. What does the author say in discussing the removal of the symbolic curtain in the theatre?

10. How can one produce Shakespeare and not fall into the realm of "Deadly" theatre?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the topic of "Style" as the author regards it. How does one approach style? How does style manifest within the theatre?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the playwright/theorist/director, Bertolt Brecht. What innovations to the theatre did this figure create? How is he the most influential writer of the contemporary stage?

Essay Topic 3

What is the Polish director, Jerzy Grotowski's contribution to theatre practice, technique and philosophy? What are the practical elements of his craft?

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