Shedding Perfection and Accepting Truth: Exploring Compassion and an Embodied Physicality for the First Soldier and Third Girl in Oh What a Lovely War

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dc.contributor.advisorBuchli, Ines F.
dc.creatorSemotiuk, Natalie Olena
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-16T19:09:08Z
dc.date.available2015-12-16T19:09:08Z
dc.date.copyright2015-03-03
dc.date.issued2015-12-16
dc.date.updated2015-12-16T19:09:08Z
dc.degree.disciplineTheatre
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMFA - Master of Fine Arts
dc.description.abstractThis text is an exploration of one actor’s challenge to find self-confidence, to develop a new process with a compassionate approach and a physical practice to construct characters that are physically embodied. First, self-confidence is explored through the techniques of Rolfing and talk therapy with a Jungian analyst. Next, a new physical and vocal warm up is created from a combination of technical skills learned at Canada’s National Voice Intensive in Vancouver and theatre classes at York University in Toronto. Positive affirmations are put into practice to ensure self-care throughout the rehearsal process. Subsequently, an exploration of two different methods for constructing two characters, one physical approach for the First Soldier, and one psychological approach for the Third Girl, to determine what method is more effective for creating fully embodied characters in the production of Joan Littlewood’s play Oh What a Lovely War.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/30616
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectTheater
dc.subjectCounseling psychology
dc.subjectHistory
dc.subject.keywordsTheatre
dc.subject.keywordsEmbodiment
dc.subject.keywordsWorld War I
dc.subject.keywordsPhysical Theatre
dc.subject.keywordsPhysical Acting
dc.subject.keywordsActing
dc.subject.keywordsActing Process
dc.subject.keywordsJoan Littlewood
dc.subject.keywordsOh What a Lovely War
dc.subject.keywordsSelf Care
dc.titleShedding Perfection and Accepting Truth: Exploring Compassion and an Embodied Physicality for the First Soldier and Third Girl in Oh What a Lovely War
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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