Assignment Questions - Grotesque

1.    What is Grotesque theatre? - a brief history  

2.    What is Buffon theatre? - a brief history

3.    Describe the Body part walking exercise, why we did it and what you got from it? Include; starting from neutral, discovering where you lead from, over exaggeration, stuffing and rhythm. 

4.    Describe the 1-10 exercise. Noting the difference between naturalistic and the grotesque.

5.    Why is the Buffon and the Grotesque often used in theatre, to high light and tackle social issues in every day life?  Include stereotypes.

6.    Explain why you chose your celebrity and talk about their characteristics and your interpretation of their grotesque form.

7.    What are the techniques of performing in a grotesque style?

8.    Why is simple language, repetition an rhythm so important to larger than life characters?

9.    What is a counter mask?

10. Record your devising proses.

11. Evaluate your performance.