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Yes but the stage demands a degree of artifice... You haveno
fourth wall. Besides, the stage is art, the stage reflectsthe
quintessence of life and there is no need to introduceanything
superfluous onto it. - Che hov
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From Jarrys Letters to Lugn !"oe
& 0as for the principal character, 4bu5
3 $ cardboard horses head which he would hang arounec , as the
did on the medieval 6nglish stage, for the otwo equestrian
scenes.
) 7ne single stage-set, or better still, a plain bac
drop5formally dressed individual would wal on stage, 8ust adoes in
puppet shows, and hang up a placard indicatingthe ne9t scene ta es
place.
1 !he abolition of crowds5
: Choice of a special accent, or better still, a special for the
principal character.
Costumes divorced as far as possible from local
colochronology...
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; intended that when the curtain wenthe scene should confront
the public the e#aggerating mirror ... in whidepraved saw
themselves with dragobodies, or bulls horns, or
whatevercorresponded to their particular vice.not surprising that
the public should been aghast at the sight of its ignoble
other self, which it has never been beshown completely. - %arry
after thepremiere of Ubu Roi .
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>sevolod 0eyerhold &'(1 - &*1+
Yes, the theatre can play an enormpart in the transformation of
the we9istence.
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$he %awn &*3+
7pened on the third anniversary of the re
/erformed for free in a derelict public hal
/lacards and banners on the walls
2eaflets thrown to the audience
?ewritten to reflect current events
/erformance interrupted with news of the
Cubist stage design
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Biomechanics @ Constructivism
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!he 0agnanimous Cuc old &*33
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!he 0agnanimous Cuc old &*33
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The naturalistic theatre has conducted a never-endingsearch for
the fourth wall which has led it into a whole seriesof absurdities.
The theatre fell into the hands of fabricantswho tried to make
everything just like real life and turned
the stage into some sort of anti!ue sho".# -
$sevolod%eyerhold
