Eye Contact With Eye Contact With Audience &Audience &

Addressing The Audience Addressing The Audience In TheatreIn Theatre

How Was Eye Contact Used In How Was Eye Contact Used In Shakespearian Theatre Shakespearian Theatre

• The reason eye contact was able to be The reason eye contact was able to be established was because of shared daylight. established was because of shared daylight.

• Shared Daylight means that the audience can Shared Daylight means that the audience can see each other but also that the actors can see each other but also that the actors can see the audience.see the audience.

• In the shared daylight the audience is more In the shared daylight the audience is more aware of each other, which heightens their aware of each other, which heightens their reaction to the performance. Instead of reaction to the performance. Instead of seeing the play as an individual, personal seeing the play as an individual, personal experience plays at the Globe are experience plays at the Globe are experienced collectively. experienced collectively.

How Was Eye Contact Used In How Was Eye Contact Used In Shakespearian Theatre Shakespearian Theatre ContinuedContinued• In Theatres like the globe, the In Theatres like the globe, the

audience were next to the stage and audience were next to the stage and the actors in turn were able to look the actors in turn were able to look the audience straight in the eyes and the audience straight in the eyes and evaluate their reaction to the evaluate their reaction to the performance.performance.

Addressing The Audience in Addressing The Audience in Shakespearian TheatreShakespearian Theatre

• Again in the Theatre the actors Again in the Theatre the actors involved the audience by directly involved the audience by directly speaking to them.speaking to them.

• What they aimed to achieve by this is a What they aimed to achieve by this is a heightened level of interaction, arousal heightened level of interaction, arousal and interest in the performance. and interest in the performance.

• Also if the audience felt left out they Also if the audience felt left out they where free to pelt actors with produce.where free to pelt actors with produce.

Eye Contact & Addressing The Eye Contact & Addressing The Audience In Medieval TheatreAudience In Medieval Theatre

• When Compared to Shakespearian Theatre When Compared to Shakespearian Theatre Medieval Theatre is much the same.Medieval Theatre is much the same.

• When a court jester preformed in front of a When a court jester preformed in front of a feast he would alter his performance feast he would alter his performance based on the audiences input and based on the audiences input and reactions.reactions.

• If someone were to say their act was If someone were to say their act was boring for example the jester would try a boring for example the jester would try a more dangerous stunt.more dangerous stunt.

BibliographyBibliography

• http://www.onlineshakespeare.com/http://www.onlineshakespeare.com/performances.htmperformances.htm

• http://www.icons.org.uk/theicons/collection/globe-http://www.icons.org.uk/theicons/collection/globe-theatre/features/shakespeare-on-the-globe-stagestheatre/features/shakespeare-on-the-globe-stages

• http://www.icons.org.uk/theicons/collection/globe-http://www.icons.org.uk/theicons/collection/globe-theatre/features/shakespeare-on-the-globe-stagestheatre/features/shakespeare-on-the-globe-stages

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval_theatre#Decline_and_ChangeMedieval_theatre#Decline_and_Change

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