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Joseph Chaikin

Essay Joseph Chaikin acts like a bridge spanning the 20th century dominated by the the thinking, writing and practices of Stanislavsky to the 21st century emerging now from an eclectic, self-reflexive world theatre. At the center of Chaikin's work is, as Hulton observes, "the actor at the heart of the creative process, and at the heart of transformation and change within that process" (170). Chaikin, in the middle of the process of his exploration and examination of theatre, wanted a theater "based on questions rather than answers, on imagined possibilities rather than given formulae." (155). A great thinker and practitioner, Chaikin sought an articulate terminology to describe his work with actors. Admiring his deep care toward theatre, I want to follow specifically three points of his studies. One of his questions led me into a deep thoughtful state; "a direct rejection of his own training with teachers of Method acting, and the idea of its universal appl

lost

working in the space between the spaces 
the attention wanders to the other 
realms of interaction 
response activation 
repose 
respite 
unravageable hymn 
bitterness rages 
against the ability to forgive 
the foot enters 
leaves there was a death to be sure

Theatre Work - Little Red Riding Hood

Working Process / 209.3: Grotowski Theory into Practice: An experiment in recreating a way of working 0. Mo. (Feb. 25, 2002) / Establish group: AeRan, Cali, Sarah, Daniel, Rod, Brad, Doug Context: Little Red Riding Hood Time: Mo. & Wed. (2 hrs) 5 - 6 Sessions 1. Wed. (Feb. 27) / Begin: Establish way of work, physical & vocal & vibration. Test text & Test Body-Voice connection 2. Wed. (Mar. 6) / Physical Improv. (building ensemble & establishing characters) 3. Mo. (Mar. 11) / 3 Women: deeper text work. (establishing score) 4. Wed. (Mar. 13) / Wolf work & ritual chant Search for elements & build invisible network. 4a. (Mar. 13) / AeRan: English text 5. Mo. (Mar. 18) / Pushed to score [draft 2] 6. Wed. (Mar. 20) / Centering vibration & voice etude. Witness others. 6a. (Mar. 22) / Cali: Character object wk. 7. Sa. (Mar. 23) / Poetics of voice & objects introduced. Finding place. 7a. (Mar. 23) / AeRan: English text 8. Mo. (Mar. 25) / Group etude. Guided s