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1910-1925
New Theatrical Modes
- Expressionism
- Surrealism
- Futurism
- Dada
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Carl Jung
- Collective unconcious
- Introverted art and Extroverted art
- Friend/follower of Freud
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Alber Einstein
- Idea of Relativity
- Translated to most as: that all perceptions are subjective
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Expressionism
- Truth and beauty reside in the mind
- Truth within humanity
- Subjective vision over objective/external observation
- Organization: idea, theme, motive
- Sacrifice of central character
- Reduction of elements
- Characters named by their role in society
- Use of distortion and sharp contrast
- Fantasy and magic
- Primarily a German movement
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Expressionistic Production
- Simplification
- Distortion
- Emphasis on lighting
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Futurism
- Glorified the machine age (close museums-support war)
- Confrontation of the audience (sell same ticket twice)
- Used various different types of venues
- Innovative techniques (compression, simultaneous events)
- Centered in Italy
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Enrico Prampolini
- Human actors will no longer be tolerated
- if actors were used, they appeared very mechanical
- Painted scenery was replaced with dynamic architectual moving flats
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Dada
- Calculated madness
- Disgust in the existence of a world that could produce a world war
- Replace normal convention with spontenaity and all inclusiveness
- Borrowed techniques from Futurism
- Bruitisme - similar to art of noises
- Simultaneity and collage
- Direct confrontation
- Its spirit and attitude questions everything
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