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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. What does Grotowski say "are always based on the transcendence of rules" in "Theatre is an Encounter"?
2. Who wrote the original script of "Dr. Faustus"?
3. "He Wasn't Entirely Himself" was an article originally published when?
4. What was the theory of the theatre, which was created by Artaud?
5. Grotowski states in "Theatre is an Encounter", that when we think of Chekhov, we think of his plays in whose style?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what ways does Grotowski describe the actor as one who sacrifices in "The Theatre's New Testament"?
2. In Chapter 1, "Towards a Poor Theatre", what does Grotowski assert is at the core of his theory on the theatre? Whom are his influences?
3. How does Grotowski describe Artaud's theories in "He Wasn't Entirely Himself"?
4. How is the audience situated in Grotowski's "Dr. Faustus"? How is the Devil portrayed?
5. How does the resetting of "Akropolis" change the central question of the play?
6. What is Grotowski's take on "artifice" and what does he define this as in "Towards a Poor Theatre" (Chapter 1)?
7. Describe the different "encounters" which take place in the theatre. What does "encounter" mean?
8. Describe the comparison of the Laboratory to the Bohr Institute.
9. Describe the critical review of "The Constant Prince" from the text.
10. Where is "Akropolis" reset in Grotowski's production?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the entire repertoire of exercises in Grotowski's work from 1966. How did Grotowski's methods change from the previous period? What are the major categories of exercises? What are their purposes?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss and describe the terms "trance" and "excess." What do these mean to Grotowski, how do they apply to other acting techniques, and what do they entail?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the meaning of the term "theatre." What does this term mean to Grotowski? What does it mean to the other figures cited in the book?
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