“Conceived theater can start from anything. It is determined and defined by a group of people who create an initial structure or framework to explore and experiment with specific ideas, images, concepts, themes, or stimuli which might include music, text, objects, paintings, or movement. (Alison Oddey 1). Conceived theater, also called collaborative creation, is a form of theater in which the script is created through a collaborative process with the actors and the playwright, rather than the traditional method of theater with a ready-made script. The conceived theater is created through the process, collaboration and multivision of the group. Similar to improvised theatre, during rehearsals a theatrical show is created by the artists interacting with each other. By the time the conceived work is executed, the work is a cohesive piece that is, for the most part, set in stone. This form of theater is a modern form of theatre, born from the collaboration of different types of artists, due to the artists' need to have input into what they are representing. The theatrical form created is mostly used in the United States, Great Britain and Australia, but above all in our country. The theater devised uses physical movements, rather than focusing only on language. Devised theater began when playwrights like Peter Brook and Jerzy Grotowski were experimenting with the idea of the actor as a creative artist in his own right, which was quite a radical idea, considering that theater is all about what the director wants from the origins of theater as an art form. This theatrical form was one of the first forms that allowed the actor to be an active part in the creation of his own art. ...... middle of paper ......or the performer, as a creative artist, but also helps to bond the group of collaborators to create a more dynamic and personal relationship, which is reflected in the performance. Every single theater company created is different from each other because the works created by the company are unique to the performers and collaborators of the company. “Conceived theater offers the actor the opportunity to explore and express personal politics or beliefs in the formation and shaping of the piece.” (Alison Oddey 11). Devised theater holds importance today because it gives the actor an outlet to express his or her political opinions that are relevant to the climate of the time. This type of theater often goes beyond the simple representation of pieces created by the group, there are often elements of current culture, be they political, social or economic..
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