Comments on: Performance. Production. Theory. http://theatreisterritory.com/2009/03/performance-production-theory/ Performance. Production. Theory. Mon, 21 May 2012 18:49:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Ian Mackenzie http://theatreisterritory.com/2009/03/performance-production-theory/comment-page-1/#comment-1574 Ian Mackenzie Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:43:35 +0000 http://theatreisterritory.com/?p=1023#comment-1574 Investing in luck? Sounds like what happened to the economy. And theatre theory verging on meta-physical! That's a great way to put it. You've put better language and more insight to the kernel of an idea I was trying to pop. Thank you. Great quote. I need to read more Mamet. Investing in luck? Sounds like what happened to the economy.

And theatre theory verging on meta-physical! That’s a great way to put it. You’ve put better language and more insight to the kernel of an idea I was trying to pop. Thank you.

Great quote. I need to read more Mamet.

]]> By: Simon R. http://theatreisterritory.com/2009/03/performance-production-theory/comment-page-1/#comment-1573 Simon R. Thu, 19 Mar 2009 20:43:24 +0000 http://theatreisterritory.com/?p=1023#comment-1573 Nicely put Ian. I would say, rather than loosey-goosey, theatre theory much like some philosophy verges on the meta-physical. As defined by wikipedia:Metaphysics investigates principles of reality transcending those of any particular science. So if you read Grotowski or Barba it can feel almost religious in nature, however if you read David Mamet, there is nothing loosey-goosey to it. Mamet quote: As actors we become convinced that doing our job well is down to luck, becoming envious of those who have “luck” or “technique.” We invest in a “technique based on luck” which becomes “a superstition, an investment in self-consciousness, in introversion. Nicely put Ian. I would say, rather than loosey-goosey, theatre theory much like some philosophy verges on the meta-physical. As defined by wikipedia:Metaphysics investigates principles of reality transcending those of any particular science. So if you read Grotowski or Barba it can feel almost religious in nature, however if you read David Mamet, there is nothing loosey-goosey to it.

Mamet quote:

As actors we become convinced that doing our job well is down to luck, becoming envious of those who have “luck” or “technique.” We invest in a “technique based on luck” which becomes “a superstition, an investment in self-consciousness, in introversion.

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