Camus, Caligula , for Actor
Outline:
Background analysis:
• Camus and French theatre of early 20th century
• Existentialism
• Existentialism philosophy
• Existentialism and Camus
• Expressing the message of existentialism through character
• Historical background
• Caligula historical and cultural background
• Tragedy background
• Other famous tragedy characters and their portrayal Preparing the role:
• Stanislavsky method for actors
• Theory
• Practical exercises
• Script and language analysis of Caligula
• French language of origin
• The monologues
The existentialist...thinks it very distressing that God does not exist, because all possibility of finding values in a heaven of ideas disappears along with Him; there can no longer be a priori of God, since there is no infinite and perfect consciousness to think it. Nowhere is it written that the Good exists, that we must be honest, that we must not lie; because the fact is that we are on a plane where there are only men. Dostoyevsky said, If God didn't exist, everything would be possible. That is the very starting point of existentialism. Indeed, everything is permissible if God does not exist, and as a result man is forlorn, because neither within him nor without does he find anything to cling to. --Jean Paul Sartre
Play: Caligula
Playwright: Albert Camus
For whom: Actor in the role of Caligula
The play Caligula and its writer Camus are both unique aspects of French theatre in the early 20th century. Camus’ message underlying the play and his connection to the existentialism philosophy is something you should be aware of, in order to create a character that represents more than the role itself, but also the philosophical, political and social implications of the play as a whole.
Specifically, French theatre of early 20th century was characterized by the emergence of new theatre philosophy. Among these, one of the most prominent was the existentialism approach to life began by Sartre, manifesting that “the
Background analysis:
• Camus and French theatre of early 20th century
• Existentialism
• Existentialism philosophy
• Existentialism and Camus
• Expressing the message of existentialism through character
• Historical background
• Caligula historical and cultural background
• Tragedy background
• Other famous tragedy characters and their portrayal Preparing the role:
• Stanislavsky method for actors
• Theory
• Practical exercises
• Script and language analysis of Caligula
• French language of origin
• The monologues
The existentialist...thinks it very distressing that God does not exist, because all possibility of finding values in a heaven of ideas disappears along with Him; there can no longer be a priori of God, since there is no infinite and perfect consciousness to think it. Nowhere is it written that the Good exists, that we must be honest, that we must not lie; because the fact is that we are on a plane where there are only men. Dostoyevsky said, If God didn't exist, everything would be possible. That is the very starting point of existentialism. Indeed, everything is permissible if God does not exist, and as a result man is forlorn, because neither within him nor without does he find anything to cling to. --Jean Paul Sartre
Play: Caligula
Playwright: Albert Camus
For whom: Actor in the role of Caligula
The play Caligula and its writer Camus are both unique aspects of French theatre in the early 20th century. Camus’ message underlying the play and his connection to the existentialism philosophy is something you should be aware of, in order to create a character that represents more than the role itself, but also the philosophical, political and social implications of the play as a whole.
Specifically, French theatre of early 20th century was characterized by the emergence of new theatre philosophy. Among these, one of the most prominent was the existentialism approach to life began by Sartre, manifesting that “the