What are the goals of realistic design compared to those of abstract design?
What will be an ideal response?
In realistic designs, set, costume, light, and sound are used to depict a specific location, time, and social milieu that explains the behavior of the characters. Realistic design provides an environment in that actors can interact with, so that it appears the characters are living their lives on stage. The actors' costumes express the psychology, temperament, habits, and tastes of their characters. The lighting design is meant to reproduce naturally occurring light and the sound design is meant to imitate the sounds of the real world. Abstract design sees the stage is a symbolic realm rather than an imitation of reality. In abstract design, the goal is to provoke the audience's sense to offer meanings and associations not found in the concrete objects of life.
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A. Art Nouveau B. Impressionism C. Orientalism D. Realism
The founder of Protestantism favored above all others which of the following types of music?
A. the Mass B. the chorale C. the concerto D. the Gregorian chant
Jean-Jacques Rousseau-the "father of Romanticism"-turned from a rational to an emotional approach to life and art.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
What made the 1970 production of The Island controversial and dangerous?
A. The subject of the play B. The collaboration between a white playwright and director and black actors C. Audience gatherings contradicted the laws of South Africa D. All of the above