The following clip show Berkoff himself acting in extracts from one of his plays.
Watch it and identify what ‘fingerprints’ of a Berkovian STYLE you can see.
HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT:
At 3:14 Berkoff steps out of role and describes some of his insightful ideas about how the piece came to life.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIClFYaD8-Q
Click on the link above – watch the video twice
Take notes on the different sections
Try the exercises yourself
Watch the video enough times to really understand what the point being made is. Take quotes but put them in inverted commas – ALSO put the ideas into your own words.
“Precision, physicality and power are paramount in Berkoff’s theatre…”
“Style is actor-focused…. The actor is everything on the stage.”
“Working from the outside in” “Psychology comes from the way we feel within the physicality”
[HOW IS THIS RADICALLY DIFFERENT FROM NATURALISTIC THEATRE? Working from the inside out]
Have your notes in your Journal OR in whatever form you use in order to be able to access them in class.
DUE in next lesson.