Practitioner Carousel 4: Mitchell by Mr C Jenkins https://padlet.com/tjenkinsc1/lg3cndtu2dz2v5kk Add your research summaries about this practitioner to this post-16 drama Padlet. en-us 2020-09-16 17:59:32 UTC 2024-11-21 19:32:41 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4ad.png Katie Mitchell 04gurnerj https://padlet.com/tjenkinsc1/lg3cndtu2dz2v5kk/wish/754440353 She was an English director who explores feminist themes.  She has worked with the Royal Court, the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre]]> 2020-09-17 07:58:29 UTC https://padlet.com/tjenkinsc1/lg3cndtu2dz2v5kk/wish/754440353 She has directed thirteen productions for the Royal Court, including Ten Billion (2012) and 2071(2014) about the climate emergency, an issue she is passionate about. 04millerm2 https://padlet.com/tjenkinsc1/lg3cndtu2dz2v5kk/wish/754445336 2020-09-17 08:01:45 UTC https://padlet.com/tjenkinsc1/lg3cndtu2dz2v5kk/wish/754445336 03prestona1 https://padlet.com/tjenkinsc1/lg3cndtu2dz2v5kk/wish/754457272 2020-09-17 08:09:16 UTC https://padlet.com/tjenkinsc1/lg3cndtu2dz2v5kk/wish/754457272 In a career spanning thirty years she has directed over 100 shows - over 70 theatre productions and nearly 30 operas. 04nichollsl2 https://padlet.com/tjenkinsc1/lg3cndtu2dz2v5kk/wish/754458910 2020-09-17 08:10:17 UTC https://padlet.com/tjenkinsc1/lg3cndtu2dz2v5kk/wish/754458910 03prestona1 https://padlet.com/tjenkinsc1/lg3cndtu2dz2v5kk/wish/754460370
  • Katie Mitchell is an English director
  • she often explores feminist themes
  • she has worked with the Royal Court, the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre
  • her productions include a vast array of 
  • opera
  •  as well as theatre performances
  • she is best known for her adaptations of classic plays from playwrights such as 
  • Chekhov
  • , 
  • Strindberg
  •  and 
  • Euripides

    • ]]>     2020-09-17 08:11:09 UTC https://padlet.com/tjenkinsc1/lg3cndtu2dz2v5kk/wish/754460370     influenced by Stanislavski’s methods for creating a characteruses multimedia to support the set design in communicating the world and ideas of the play, and to act as a live participant in the performance, with almost equal status to an actormultimedia is often used live on stage to pick out a performer’s more subtle details, eg facial expressionsthe importance of narrative, using technology to show what is going on in the character’s head, not just simply the beginning, middle and end of a story 03prestona1 https://padlet.com/tjenkinsc1/lg3cndtu2dz2v5kk/wish/754461285 2020-09-17 08:11:45 UTC https://padlet.com/tjenkinsc1/lg3cndtu2dz2v5kk/wish/754461285 03prestona1 https://padlet.com/tjenkinsc1/lg3cndtu2dz2v5kk/wish/754462957 Broad approach: Naturalism with multimedia, termed live cinema.]]> 2020-09-17 08:12:47 UTC https://padlet.com/tjenkinsc1/lg3cndtu2dz2v5kk/wish/754462957 03louthl https://padlet.com/tjenkinsc1/lg3cndtu2dz2v5kk/wish/754464056 https://www.digitaltheatreplus.com/education/collections/digital-theatre/stages-and-screens-katie-mitchell-theatre-aesthetics]]> 2020-09-17 08:13:23 UTC https://padlet.com/tjenkinsc1/lg3cndtu2dz2v5kk/wish/754464056 Mitchell by Jake and Dan Davies https://padlet.com/tjenkinsc1/lg3cndtu2dz2v5kk/wish/754466123 In 1996 Mitchell started directing operas at Welsh National Opera where she directed four productions, including Handel's Jephtha and Jancek's Jenufa. Since then she has directed operas at houses, including the Royal Opera House and the English National Opera. ]]> 2020-09-17 08:14:36 UTC https://padlet.com/tjenkinsc1/lg3cndtu2dz2v5kk/wish/754466123 03louthl https://padlet.com/tjenkinsc1/lg3cndtu2dz2v5kk/wish/754467380 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAij9r9RvF0#action=share]]> 2020-09-17 08:15:19 UTC https://padlet.com/tjenkinsc1/lg3cndtu2dz2v5kk/wish/754467380 https://padlet.com/tjenkinsc1/lg3cndtu2dz2v5kk/wish/754475455 2020-09-17 08:19:51 UTC https://padlet.com/tjenkinsc1/lg3cndtu2dz2v5kk/wish/754475455 Mitchell has been described as "a director who polarises audiences like no other" and "the closest thing the British theatre has to an auteur" 03owenh https://padlet.com/tjenkinsc1/lg3cndtu2dz2v5kk/wish/754488479 2020-09-17 08:27:25 UTC https://padlet.com/tjenkinsc1/lg3cndtu2dz2v5kk/wish/754488479 Katie Mitchell inspires great loyalty, respect – and a fair bit of outrage. She is a highly influential theatre director, feted in Europe and twice selected for the prestigious Theatretreffen showcase in Berlin. 03owenh https://padlet.com/tjenkinsc1/lg3cndtu2dz2v5kk/wish/754490444 2020-09-17 08:28:35 UTC https://padlet.com/tjenkinsc1/lg3cndtu2dz2v5kk/wish/754490444 Mitchell asserts the foundation for all directorial choices lays with identifying the facts of the play. Practically, this means making a list of everything explicitly stated in the text.Not what’s implied. Nor what is open to interpretation. 03owenh https://padlet.com/tjenkinsc1/lg3cndtu2dz2v5kk/wish/754493915 2020-09-17 08:30:37 UTC https://padlet.com/tjenkinsc1/lg3cndtu2dz2v5kk/wish/754493915 extensive investigation into every aspect of the text. 03owenh https://padlet.com/tjenkinsc1/lg3cndtu2dz2v5kk/wish/754494884 2020-09-17 08:31:14 UTC https://padlet.com/tjenkinsc1/lg3cndtu2dz2v5kk/wish/754494884 Equally as important is the concept of time. Beyond simply time of day, Mitchell explores historical context, political context and how the passing of time shapes each scene. 03owenh https://padlet.com/tjenkinsc1/lg3cndtu2dz2v5kk/wish/754495414 2020-09-17 08:31:34 UTC https://padlet.com/tjenkinsc1/lg3cndtu2dz2v5kk/wish/754495414 She also prepares biographies for every character in the play, creating a chronological outline of all the key events that have shaped them.Traditionally, this has been considered the actor’s domain but Mitchell insists it’s also a directorial task.Which is then discussed and negotiated with the actors in rehearsals. 03owenh https://padlet.com/tjenkinsc1/lg3cndtu2dz2v5kk/wish/754497570 2020-09-17 08:32:43 UTC https://padlet.com/tjenkinsc1/lg3cndtu2dz2v5kk/wish/754497570