Practitioners and techniques

 Frantic Assembly

From a reckless leap into the unknown 25 years ago, Frantic Assembly has developed into one of the UK's most successful and best loved theatre companies. Our ambition is that we continue to learn and remain committed to making brave and bold theatre. At times it is physically dynamic and brutal. At others it's proudly tender and fragile.

Brecht

Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) was one of the twentieth century's most influential theatre practitioners. He questioned how spectators reacted to drama instead of of being carried away by the plot or connecting with emotionally complex characters. Brecht wanted the audience to consider the societal challenges encountered by playwriters in their work. His main three technique's included the V-effect, Historicization and Gestures which are the main reason behind Brechtian. While an audience member watched a piece of Brecht performance he wanted his audience to be engaged and not just watch his plays for the main reason of escapism but wanted them to be able to interact with the theme of his plays. 

-Breaking the fourth wall

-Montage 

-Use of song dance and music 

-Narration

-Coming out of character

-Free frames

-Use of placards 

Mathew Bourne

Boro in 1960 in east London, Matthew Bourne was a stage-door regular and autograph hunter as a kid. He directed his own mini-musicals at school but didn't take his first dance class until he was 22. In 1987 he co-founded a small company called Adventures in Motion Pictures (AMP), which performed "arty farce" - modern choreography with a light comic touch.

Stanislavski

Konstantin Stanislavsky, in full Konstantin Sergeyevich Stanislavsky, Stanislavsky also spelled Stanislavski, original name Konstantin Sergeyevich Alekseyev, (born January 5 [January 17, New Style], 1863, Moscow, Russia—died August 7, 1938, Moscow), Russian actor, director, and producer, founder of the Moscow Art Theatre (opened 1898). He is best known for developing the system or theory of acting called the Stanislavsky system, or Stanislavsky method.

-The magic if 

-Given circumstances 

-Super-objective 

-Emotional Memory 

-Subtext

Physical Theatre

Physical theatre can be defined as a form of theatre that places emphasis on movement rather than dialogue. Although, there are many variations of physical theatre as the genre covers a very broad spectrum of work. However, simply put, it’s anything that employs the human body as the centre of the storytelling process. As a result of this, physical theatre often incorporates techniques such as mime, gesture, and modern dance to create powerful performance pieces, often highlighting complex social and cultural issues.

Martha Graham

Martha Graham, (born May 11, 1894, Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died April 1, 1991, New York, New York), influential American dancer, teacher, and choreographer of modern dance whose ballets and other works were intended to “reveal the inner man.” Over more than 50 years she created more than 180 works, from solos to large-scale works, in most of which she herself danced. She gave modern dance new depth as a vehicle for the intense and forceful expression of primal emotions.

-Contraction 

-Relation to space and gravity

-Relationship to the music 

Gecko

Gecko is a British based international touring physical theatre company, founded in 2001, led by Artistic Director Amit Lahav. [1] The style of the company was influenced primarily by the work of Lindsay Kemp and David Glass.

-Call and respond 

 Punch Drunk

A Punch drunk approach to making theatre. Punch drunk are a company that rejects the passive obedience of traditional theatregoing. Peter Higgin explores how their work is constructed, from the selection of source material to considering the role of the audience.

DV8

DV8 Physical Theatre (or Dance and Video 8) was a physical theatre company based at Artsadmin in London, United Kingdom. It was officially founded in 1986 by Lloyd Newson (1986–2015), Michelle Richecoeur (1986–1988) and Nigel Charnock (1986–1989, 1992). Lloyd Newson led the company as choreographer and artistic director from its inception, apart from the production My Sex, Our Dance (1986), which was co-created and performed with Nigel Charnock. DV8 officially ended in April 2022 when Lloyd Newson announced his retirement via the company web page.

DV8's work is characterised by the desire to communicate ideas and feelings clearly with a focus on socio-political issues. The work challenges the limitations of dance by using any means necessary to find the most appropriate way to say something, thereby incorporating elements of theatre, dance, film, and, increasingly, text. DV8 toured work in the UK and to 28 countries worldwide, and received 55 national and international awards.

Bob Fosse

Bob Fosse, byname of Robert Louis Fosse, (born June 23, 1927, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—died September 23, 1987, Washington, D.C.), American dancer, choreographer, and director who revolutionized musicals with his distinct style of dance—including his frequent use of props, signature moves, and provocative steps—and was well known for eschewing light comedic story lines for darker and more-introspective plots.Pina Bausch

Greek Theatre 

Ancient Greek drama was a theatrical culture that flourished in ancient Greece from 600 BC. The city-state of Athens, which became a significant cultural, political, and religious place during this period, was its centre, where the theatre was institutionalised as part of a festival called the Dionysia, which honoured the god Dionysus.

Shakespeare  

William Shakespeare (bapt. 26 April [b] 1564 – 23 April 1616) [c] was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the " Bard of Avon" (or simply "the Bard").