What are the 7 Viewpoints?

Introduce the seven viewpoints: VIEWPOINTS OF TIME: Tempo, Duration, Kinesthetic response, Repetition; VIEWPOINTS OF SPACE: Shape, Gesture, Architecture, Spatial Relationship, Topography.

What are Anne Bogart Viewpoints?

The Viewpoints, adapted for stage acting by Anne Bogart, are an improvisational system that trains an actor to use their body in time and space to create meaning. They are points of awareness that a performer or creator has while working.

What are the Viewpoints in Theatre?

While the Viewpoints have long been part of dance and theatre traditions across the world, choreographer Mary Overlie was the first person to use the term Viewpoints to refer to six integral elements of onstage performance: space, shape, time, emotion, movement, and story.

Why did I like Anne Bogart Viewpoints so much?

In college, I found that the strongest productions I took part in were the ones that started with exercises in architecture, special awareness, tempo, and topography, key elements to Anne Bogart’s philosophy of Viewpoint Composition. The reason why I enjoyed Viewpoints in college was because there was an emphasis on collaboration.

What are the viewpoints of overlie and Bogart?

Overlie’s Six Viewpoints (space, story, time, emotion, movement, and shape) are considered to be a logical way to examine, analyze and create dances, while Bogart’s Viewpoints are considered practical in creating staging with actors.

What kind of philosophy does Anne Bogart have?

The Philosophy. Anne Bogart believes in the collaborative discovery of dynamic, explorative movement in performance through her exercises. Along with fellow director and playwright Tina Landau, she compiled a list of elements needed to push this collaborative discovery: “These postmodern pioneers forged the territory upon which we now stand.

When did Jeff Bogart and Tina Landau meet?

In 1987, Bogart met director Tina Landau while working at American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, Mass. The two collaborated extensively during the next decade, expanding Overlie’s original six Viewpoints to nine Physical Viewpoints and five Vocal Viewpoints.