THEA 1314 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Shia Labeouf, Postmodern Theatre, Magic Realism
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From the 1960s to the present: often , breaks down the "distance" between performer and spectator, utilizes technology and multimedia, fragments experience -- skeptical of "master narratives, recognizes its own theatricality, either revels in, or completely dismisses, spectacle. If modern theatre was seeking "truth", postmodern theatre is seeking "real" Immersive theatre: designed to make audience an active, rather than a passive, participant. Performance art: concept based, authentic connection between performer and spectator, many early performance artists used own bodies to test their physical and artistic limits, yoko ono.
