ArteActa

ArteActa 2022, 8:1-20 | DOI: 10.62804/aa.2022.011

Elementární cesta neutrální masky k esenci nonverbálního divadla

Hana Strejčková

This study is focused on the fundamental journey of the neutral mask according to the method of Jacques Lecoq. The qualitative analytical-comparative design of the research seeks parallels of preparatory exercises in relation to ancient philosophy, anthropology and theatre studies. It aims to develop the potential of a neutral mask in theatrical education. The longitudinal process is based on three pillars: personal experience, theory, pedagogical practice. The initial impulse is precisely the paradox that the motivation or engine for exercising with a neutral mask is never related to a specific character but is always based on a realistic situation or environment. Therefore, attention is paid to the key phases of the fundamental path, the imagined pilgrimage of natural scenery. Concepts such as the state of presence, dynamics, the embodiment of space, universal poetic awareness, dramatic moment, hierarchy come to the fore. The fundamental path of the neutral mask develops into other dimensions in the context of interdisciplinary considerations and, from a certain point of view, becomes the essence of nonverbal, physical theatre.

Keywords: Jacques Lecoq, neutral mask, fundamental journey, universal poetic awareness

Published: December 15, 2022  Show citation