Considering rhythms of emotional proximity: an alternative approach to directing theatre in a violent society

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dc.contributor.advisorStopford, Clareen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorHerbst, Roneen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-21T09:24:35Z
dc.date.available2016-06-21T09:24:35Z
dc.date.issued2015en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis inquiry is concerned with realistic representations of violence on stage within a South African context. Inside this broad frame I focus on why this directorial approach is a problem and I propose a possible solution in a directorial intervention with mise-en-scène, which attempts to regulate the audience's emotional immersion and distance through theatre apparatus. This notion is supported both by Psychological research into the problem of violence in South Africa, and by Theatre and Performance studies, with author Lilie Chouliaraki (2013) arguing for the "in-between" of theatre as a means to approaching violence. Conceptually, I propose working with theatre apparatus in a spatial triad, which is located within Peter Brook's ideas around an "empty space", the post-Brechtian according to David Bennett, which is concerned with both distance and emotional immersion, and the spatial trialectics of Henri Lefebvre and Edward Soja, who argue for the insertion of a "thirdspace" in order to counter the limited workings of binaries. This conceptual frame translates into praxis in the form of theatre apparatus such as interruption and disruption of the narrative, working with metaphor and gesture, "playing" with time, duration and repetition and working towards moments of extreme intensity before a pause is inserted into the action. I propose these apparatus as the findings of a series of Practice as Research projects which formed part of this study, and as the tools for my final Thesis Production. This project will take place in November, 2015 in the form of an adaptation of a novel, where my objective will be to create a rhythm of emotional audience involvement. My aim is to test whether the apparatus I have discovered in this study are able to regulate the emotional proximity of the audience to the violence on stage, hopefully providing an alternative approach to working with violence in an already violent society.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationHerbst, R. (2015). <i>Considering rhythms of emotional proximity: an alternative approach to directing theatre in a violent society</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Drama. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20059en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationHerbst, Rone. <i>"Considering rhythms of emotional proximity: an alternative approach to directing theatre in a violent society."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Drama, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20059en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationHerbst, R. 2015. Considering rhythms of emotional proximity: an alternative approach to directing theatre in a violent society. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Herbst, Rone AB - This inquiry is concerned with realistic representations of violence on stage within a South African context. Inside this broad frame I focus on why this directorial approach is a problem and I propose a possible solution in a directorial intervention with mise-en-scène, which attempts to regulate the audience's emotional immersion and distance through theatre apparatus. This notion is supported both by Psychological research into the problem of violence in South Africa, and by Theatre and Performance studies, with author Lilie Chouliaraki (2013) arguing for the "in-between" of theatre as a means to approaching violence. Conceptually, I propose working with theatre apparatus in a spatial triad, which is located within Peter Brook's ideas around an "empty space", the post-Brechtian according to David Bennett, which is concerned with both distance and emotional immersion, and the spatial trialectics of Henri Lefebvre and Edward Soja, who argue for the insertion of a "thirdspace" in order to counter the limited workings of binaries. This conceptual frame translates into praxis in the form of theatre apparatus such as interruption and disruption of the narrative, working with metaphor and gesture, "playing" with time, duration and repetition and working towards moments of extreme intensity before a pause is inserted into the action. I propose these apparatus as the findings of a series of Practice as Research projects which formed part of this study, and as the tools for my final Thesis Production. This project will take place in November, 2015 in the form of an adaptation of a novel, where my objective will be to create a rhythm of emotional audience involvement. My aim is to test whether the apparatus I have discovered in this study are able to regulate the emotional proximity of the audience to the violence on stage, hopefully providing an alternative approach to working with violence in an already violent society. DA - 2015 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2015 T1 - Considering rhythms of emotional proximity: an alternative approach to directing theatre in a violent society TI - Considering rhythms of emotional proximity: an alternative approach to directing theatre in a violent society UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20059 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/20059
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationHerbst R. Considering rhythms of emotional proximity: an alternative approach to directing theatre in a violent society. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Drama, 2015 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20059en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Dramaen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherDramaen_ZA
dc.titleConsidering rhythms of emotional proximity: an alternative approach to directing theatre in a violent societyen_ZA
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