Connecting a Show's Artistic Design with its Superobjective via Gesamptunkstwerk

dc.contributor.author	Harwood, Elizabeth
dc.contributor.department	Theater
dc.date.accessioned	2014-01-15T20:31:06Z
dc.date.available	2014-01-15T20:31:06Z
dc.date.issued	2014-01-15
dc.description.abstract	This project is an exploration of how the superobjective of a play can be enhanced by using Richard Wagner's theory of gesamtkunstwerk to guide the production of a show's artistic design. Director Konstantin Stanislavsky developed the term "superobjective," which is the name of a single overarching message or motivation in a script. One aspect of gesamtkunstwerk, which literally translates to "total art work," is the visual and thematic integration of all non acting aspects of a show (which collectively form the artistic design). While acting tells the audience the superobjective, such an integrated artistic design can be used to show it as well. Visual connections to the script can be especially helpful for viewers if the show is from an unfamiliar culture. Henrik Ibsen's play A Doll House is used as an example.
dc.format.extent	41 pages
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10125/32313
dc.publisher	University of Hawaii at Manoa
dc.rights	All UHM Honors Projects are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission from the copyright owner.
dc.title	Connecting a Show's Artistic Design with its Superobjective via Gesamptunkstwerk
dc.type	Term Project
dc.type.dcmi	Text

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