Esta pesquisa teórico-prática realiza um estudo do pensamento e dos princípios de trabalho de Vsévolod Meyerhold a partir da musicalidade no trabalho do ator, utilizando princípios de Murray Schafer e Dalcroze, para a compreensão da musicalidade no corpo do ator e no espaço cênico, com vistas à uma formação mais global do ator. Neste sentido buscamos traçar princípios pedagógicos e fundamentos artísticos sobre os quais investigamos teórica e praticamente. Sua contribuição pode ser útil para que o ator vislumbre possibilidades de trabalho exploratório sobre si mesmo, passando por um processo de incorporação da musicalidade enquanto elemento constitutivo de sua prática e organizador do tempo no espaço. Traça ainda breves comentários sobre um teatro múltiplo, no qual dialoguem todas as linguagens artísticas de maneira não disjuntiva. Busca, finalmente, uma formação integral do ator enquanto humano e enquanto artista. / This research makes a theoretical and practical study of thinking and working principles of Vsévolod Meyerhold from the musicality at the actor\'s work using Murray Schafer\'s and Dalcroze\'s principles for the understanding of the musicality in actor\'s body and at the scenic space, looking for a global training of the actor. In this sense, we try to describe pedagogical principles and artistic elements on wich we study theoretical and practically. Its contribution can be useful for the envision possibilities of the actors on their exploratory work, through himself, passing through a process of incorporation of the musicality while constitutive element of their practice and a time organizer at the space. It also makes short comments about a plural theater in wich all the artistic languages can dialogue in a non-disjunctive way. Finally, it tries to find an integrate training of the actor as human and as an artist.

pesquisa propõe uma reflexão sobre o grotesco como operador e mediador fundamental da cena teatral, visando ao encontro de uma \"arquitetura\" do grotesco nas imagens do corpo do ator. A análise parte da observação de duas experiências poético-estéticas distintas no tempo e no espaço, que parecem exemplares no tocante à discussão sobre o grotesco e ao trabalho de composição cênica através da dança: o Butô de Tatsumi Hijikata (1929-1986) e parte da produção teórica e artística (das décadas de 1910 e de 1930, respectivamente) do encenador russo V. E. Meyerhold (1875-1940). A transposição das questões observadas sobre o tema do grotesco para o âmbito da criação e construção da cena, nas duas experiências artísticas abordadas, foi orientada por uma pergunta-chave: Pode a dança ser uma espécie de arquitetura corporal do grotesco cênico, ou seja, através das imagens do corpo que dança, podemos observar a operação grotesca na encenação? / This research presents a reflection about the grotesque as an operator and a vital intercessor of the dramatic scene, aiming at a grotesque \'architecture\' in the images of the actor\'s body. The analysis is based in two poetic-esthetic experiences distinguished on time and in space, that appear to be examples concerning the discussion about the grotesque and the labor of the stage composition through the dance: the Butoh of Tatsumi Hijikata (1929-1986) and the theoretical and artistic production (particularly in the decade of 1910 and 1930) of the russian V. E. Meyerhold (1875-1940). The transposition of the remarked issues about the grotesque to the field of creation and scene construction, in both artistic approached experiences, had been guided by a central question: could dance be a sort of corporal architecture of the grotesque scenery, in other words, through the images of the dancing bodies, could we observe the grotesque operation on stage?

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In this visual essay and accompanying text, Henry Moore Selder delves into his research and work in fiction film, examining it through the lens of Sergei Eisenstein's concept of Expressive Movement. Selder's exploration aim to break free from the prevailing realism in contemporary cinema, seeking to expand the boundaries of actorly expression. The essay was made in 2023 as a part of Selders MA studies in fiction film directing at the Stockholm University of the Arts (SKH). / <p>Includes Visual Essay and accompanying text.</p>

This thesis proposes a theoretical framework for spatial inquiry into conditions of radical social gregariousness, through probing the crowd design problem in the work of the Soviet Rationalist architects (1920s-30s) - particularly their submissions to the Palace of Soviets competition (Moscow 1931-3). Legitimizing the crowd construct as an index of collective consciousness, and examining the early-modern revolutionary crowd's struggles for proclaiming its self-consciousness, this thesis investigates the interwar political phenomenon of amassing large crowds within buildings as a device for constructing collective social relations. The research project is divided into two main parts. The first is concerned with the crowd design problem, identifying this problem not just as the technical task of accommodating large political crowds, but as the basis of the formulation a new kind of conceptual intent in architecture. Finding the competition brief inadequate to in-depth formulation, the thesis investigates three primary sources for the crowd design problem: mass-events, revolutionary-theatre and revolutionary-art. Four components comprise the Crowd Design Problem each seeking legitimacy in the mass of crowd-bodies: i) the problem of crowd configurations; ii) challenges from the kinesthetic-space conception evoked by theatrical director V.E. Meyerhold's Biomechanics; iii) the legitimacy of 'the object' within a spatial-field of intersubjectivity; and iv) the challenge of 'seeing' crowds from immersive viewpoints counteracting representational filters of class privilege. Part-II focuses on the response of the Rationalists--one of the groups participating in the competition--to the crowd design problem. The study unearths in their designs a logic of space-making founded in the construction of inter-subjective states of consciousness radically different from prevailing individualistic conceptions of social space. To explain this logic of space-making, it proposes the notion of Gregarious Space--a theoretical framework of inquiry into what Marx called "species-being", taking radical gregariousness as the primary, generative condition of society. Besides drawing on morphological principles, social theory, historical analyses, and philosophical reflections, the notion of Gregarious Space is found to be particularly amenable to design propositions. Within the proposed theoretical framework, the Rationalists' design-proposition of curved-grounds, dense notations, textured co-visibilities and empathetic graphic conventions - all comprise a founding spatial-principle trafficking in rhythmic fields between subjects and against non-commodified objects: a principle which challenges the material domain of Productivist Constructivism as well as Historical Materialism's canonical constructs of alienation. Moreover, its uncertain kinesthetics sustain dynamic, aleatory states of consciousness which subvert prevailing disciplinary techniques of Panopticon inspection.

La commedia dell'arte is a recognized, vibrant theatrical form that emerged in Italy during the Renaissance. However, while great attention has been given to the particulars of the genre (performance techniques, important troupes, leading players), there lacks a study behind the reasoning for its vast international popularity. In this thesis, I explore why this particular genre was able to cross cultural and linguistic boundaries, finding a dedicated and enthusiastic following in most European countries for over 200 years. After analyzing commedia dell'arte's original development in the Italian peninsula, examining the predominating Carnival ideology and the ability of the troupes to establish both regional and national symbols through the creation of specific stock characters, I will concentrate on the international tours and performances. By looking at the adaptive qualities of the troupes, and specifically their ability to play off of Europe's lack of national identity and Northern European's fascination with their exotic southern neighbor, I will discuss the reaction of Northern Europe with the Italian theatre, with a detailed look into the success of the troupes abroad. The popularity of the troupes will also be explored through the unique adaptation, assimilation and adoption of commedia dell'arte techniques and characters into developing national theatres of the other countries. I will conclude with a look of how commedia dell'arte has been and can continue to be effectively used in today's theatre. The examination of what drew both native and foreign audiences to the commedia dell'arte performances opens up possibilities for modern practitioners who wish to capitalize on the ability of the troupes to successfully play to a wide spectrum of people.