Thursday, April 16, 2015

Anne Bogart on Storytelling (Podcast)

In this podcast, Bogart talks of the dangers of stories and the effect they can have on an audience. She states that in theatre, "the audience is acting with the actors." She then goes on to say that theatre is mimetic which sets it apart from all other art forms, such as film or television.

http://trbq.org/trbq-podcast-10-stories-are-dangerous/

2 comments:

  1. In this podcast, Bogart makes a very succinct differentiation between theatre and film as a means of storytelling by introducing an argument of neuroscience. Bogart says that theatre is a memetic and embodied art form, and thus when we watch plays our mirror neurons are very active, making us want to get up and do what the actors are doing. At the core, I believe that she is broadly saying that theatre is a very active art form, while film is passive. If we were to compare the two at-large, film would be a more Brechtian art form, for when we watch film we are typically very cognizant of the fact that we're watching a film. This is of course, paradoxical, because Brechtian style was born in the theatre. I really loved this podcast and just ordered her book!

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  2. It is interesting that she introduced neuroscience in the podcast. Anne Bogart was quite fascinated with the human mind and the brain. She began buying books on quantum physics and astrophysics as she thought it could significantly effect her work in theatrical production. She believes that the brain is changeable and that neuroscience can have a significant effect on audience members and what they are watching.

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